Job Vacancies, Australia

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Results of the quarterly Job Vacancies Survey containing estimates of job vacancies classified by industry, sector and state/territory.

Reference period
February 2021
Released
1/04/2021

Key statistics

The seasonally adjusted estimates for the February 2021 quarter are as follows:

  • Total job vacancies were 288,700, an increase of 13.7% from November 2020.
  • Private sector vacancies were 260,300, an increase of 14.0% from November 2020.
  • Public sector vacancies were 28,400, an increase of 11.1% from November 2020.
Feb 2021 ('000)Nov 2020 to Feb 2021 (% change)Feb 2020 to Feb 2021 (% change)
Private sector260.314.028.5
Public sector28.411.112.8
Private and public sectors288.713.726.8

Survey Impacts

Continued suspension of trend estimates

Survey responses remain high in February

Comparing job vacancies with other measures of labour demand

COVID-19 impacts on job vacancies

States and territories

Job vacancies ('000), states and territories
 NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACTAustraliaAustralia
(Seasonally
Adjusted)
Nov-1980.260.139.211.425.73.63.57.7231.4226.7
Feb-2079.359.738.411.727.63.42.96.6229.5227.7
May-2039.828.725.26.816.81.91.73.6124.5129.3
Aug-2062.245.842.112.532.23.44.25.6208.0205.9
Nov-2082.758.447.915.637.45.14.27.9259.2253.9
Feb-2194.065.653.519.340.05.74.88.2291.0288.7
Change from previous quarter (%)
 NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACTAustraliaAustralia
(Seasonally
Adjusted)
Nov-1910.1-1.70.20.4-2.6-0.7-19.52.02.21.2
Feb-20-1.1-0.8-2.02.77.3-5.7-17.8-13.8-0.80.5
May-20-49.9-51.9-34.3-41.6-39.1-45.7-39.7-46.2-45.8-43.2
Aug-2056.459.567.083.291.484.7146.357.267.159.2
Nov-2032.927.613.724.616.250.40.140.424.623.3
Feb-2113.612.411.824.26.810.213.13.512.313.7
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year (%)
 NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACTAustraliaAustralia
(Seasonally
Adjusted)
Feb-199.89.80.7-10.329.40.31.716.39.29.2
Feb-20-5.6-74.924.60.515.3-210.1-2.2-2.1
Feb-2118.51039.665.644.8666822.826.826.8

All figures are original unless stated otherwise
Trend figures are not currently available

Private sector, states and territories

Job vacancies ('000), private sector - states and territories
 NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACTAustraliaAustralia
(Seasonally
Adjusted)
Nov-1972.254.935.59.523.52.93.05.3206.7202.3
Feb-2071.453.734.910.025.42.92.14.9205.1202.6
May-2033.424.322.95.215.4*1.61.32.5106.5111.4
Aug-2055.040.639.210.630.22.83.63.7185.7184.0
Nov-2074.452.844.013.335.04.43.56.0233.3228.4
Feb-2185.959.549.117.336.85.13.86.0263.5260.3
Change from previous quarter (%)
 NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACTAustraliaAustralia
(Seasonally
Adjusted)
Nov-1910.4-1.80.5-0.5-3.9-3.3-18.43.42.21.0
Feb-20-1.1-2.2-1.85.67.9-0.6-31.1-6.2-0.70.1
May-20-53.2-54.8-34.3-48.1-39.2-46.6-39.0-48.8-48.1-45.0
Aug-2064.567.471.1104.795.782.0186.846.274.365.2
Nov-2035.430.012.125.216.153.2-2.962.125.624.1
Feb-2115.412.611.730.25.017.88.70.712.914.0
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year (%)
 NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACTAustraliaAustralia
(Seasonally
Adjusted)
Feb-1910.310.80.8-16.330.1-0.52.312.59.39.4
Feb-20-7.7-8.83.227.2-1.919.2-34.62.3-4.2-4.1
Feb-2120.410.841.073.445.075.484.522.128.528.5

All figures are original unless stated otherwise
Trend figures are not currently available
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

Public sector, states and territories

Job vacancies ('000), public sector - states and territories
 NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACTAustraliaAustralia
(Seasonally
Adjusted)
Nov-198.05.23.61.92.20.70.52.524.724.4
Feb-207.96.03.51.72.20.50.81.724.425.2
May-206.34.42.31.6*1.40.30.51.017.917.9
Aug-207.25.12.91.82.00.6*0.61.922.321.9
Nov-208.25.63.92.22.40.8*0.81.925.825.6
Feb-218.16.24.42.03.20.5*1.02.127.528.4
Change from previous quarter (%)
 NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACTAustraliaAustralia
(Seasonally
Adjusted)
Nov-197.3-0.8-2.95.114.012.6-25.4-0.82.73.5
Feb-20-1.014.4-3.6-12.10.3-27.763.0-30.0-1.23.3
May-20-20.2-26.1-34.3-2.7-37.1-40.8-41.5-38.8-26.5-28.9
Aug-2014.016.126.414.343.899.137.883.524.622.0
Nov-2013.98.534.721.217.936.316.7-1.215.716.9
Feb-21-2.110.712.1-11.533.4-31.733.412.56.511.1
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year (%)
 NSWVicQldSAWATasNTACTAustraliaAustralia
(Seasonally
Adjusted)
Feb-194.50.6-0.245.219.74.6-1.827.87.67.8
Feb-2019.513.926.811.339.9-3.968.3-5.818.318.2
Feb-211.43.025.419.242.39.925.424.812.812.8

All figures are original unless stated otherwise
Trend figures are not currently available
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution

Industry

Job vacancies ('000), industry
 Nov-19Feb-20May-20Aug-20Nov-20Feb-21
Mining6.26.54.35.66.37.5
Manufacturing10.912.27.013.515.316.6
Electricity, gas, water and waste services1.82.11.61.92.22.7
Construction16.616.68.315.917.926.7
Wholesale trade11.812.66.59.913.414.0
Retail trade24.818.911.418.525.724.9
Accommodation and food services14.514.7*5.013.522.427.6
Transport, postal and warehousing7.17.53.35.56.69.3
Information media and telecommunications3.33.42.02.42.73.8
Financial and insurance services11.011.97.812.312.814.7
Rental, hiring and real estate services2.73.2*1.0*3.64.44.6
Professional, scientific and technical services23.726.313.123.527.031.2
Administrative and support services34.531.217.524.226.828.6
Public administration and safety12.913.38.613.416.715.0
Education and training7.37.73.66.46.78.5
Health care and social assistance28.029.819.728.437.739.1
Arts and recreation services2.82.0**0.11.24.02.6
Other services11.49.4*3.68.310.613.6

All figures are original
* estimate has a relative standard error of 25% to 50% and should be used with caution
** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use

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Previous catalogue number

This release previously used catalogue number 6354.0.

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