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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

November 2023

Released

10/01/2024

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Key statistics

Seasonally adjusted estimates for November 2023:

Total job vacancies were 388,800, a decrease of 0.7% from August 2023.
Private sector vacancies were 345,700, a decrease of 0.6% from August 2023.
Public sector vacancies were 43,100, a decrease of 1.8% from August 2023.

Job vacancies, public and private sector
		Nov-2023 ('000)	Quarterly change (%)	Yearly change (%)
Trend	Private sector	341.1	-4.4	-16.4
	Public sector	43.1	-3.1	-7.9
	Private and public sectors	384.2	-4.3	-15.6
Seasonally Adjusted	Private sector	345.7	-0.6	-15.0
	Public sector	43.1	-1.8	-8.8
	Private and public sectors	388.8	-0.7	-14.4
Original	Private sector	343.2	-4.2	-14.8
	Public sector	43.3	-1.8	-8.7
	Private and public sectors	386.5	-3.9	-14.2

Survey impacts and changes

New approach for estimating the contribution of micro-employers

Other measures of labour demand

Job vacancies over time

Job vacancies decreased by 0.7% (2,900 vacancies) in the three months to November 2023 (seasonally adjusted). Despite this being the sixth consecutive quarterly decrease, the level of job vacancies in November 2023 remained elevated. Job vacancies were 70.8% higher than they were in February 2020, prior to the start of the pandemic. The ongoing high level of vacancies reflected the continuing labour shortages in many industries.

Job vacancies, seasonally adjusted
	Job vacancies ('000)
Nov-81	41.7
Feb-82	37.3
May-82	30.3
Aug-82	26.8
Nov-82	30.3
Feb-83	29.7
May-83	32.4
Aug-83	33.6
Nov-83	36.3
Feb-84	44.6
May-84	40.3
Aug-84	48.5
Nov-84	49.8
Feb-85	60.4
May-85	68.6
Aug-85	67.2
Nov-85	66.2
Feb-86	64.8
May-86	66.1
Aug-86	61.1
Nov-86	66.3
Feb-87	69.5
May-87	66.9
Aug-87	70.1
Nov-87	66.9
Feb-88	70.2
May-88	74.4
Aug-88	80.8
Nov-88	85.1
Feb-89	84.7
May-89	93.7
Aug-89	76.6
Nov-89	79.2
Feb-90	71.9
May-90	64.0
Aug-90	56.7
Nov-90	41.6
Feb-91	33.8
May-91	31.6
Aug-91	29.8
Nov-91	30.9
Feb-92	33.3
May-92	31.9
Aug-92	33.0
Nov-92	36.9
Feb-93	37.0
May-93	42.0
Aug-93	46.2
Nov-93	48.5
Feb-94	57.6
May-94	69.5
Aug-94	82.2
Nov-94	85.6
Feb-95	72.7
May-95	77.3
Aug-95	74.6
Nov-95	72.5
Feb-96	81.0
May-96	76.7
Aug-96	77.5
Nov-96	82.5
Feb-97	81.3
May-97	82.8
Aug-97	84.9
Nov-97	90.4
Feb-98	98.3
May-98	104.0
Aug-98	89.8
Nov-98	102.0
Feb-99	87.2
May-99	100.2
Aug-99	106.9
Nov-99	109.6
Feb-00	118.1
May-00	115.9
Aug-00	114.4
Nov-00	114.8
Feb-01	99.7
May-01	94.0
Aug-01	90.2
Nov-01	88.5
Feb-02	90.5
May-02	96.2
Aug-02	103.0
Nov-02	97.6
Feb-03	109.7
May-03	104.6
Aug-03	104.1
Nov-03	107.5
Feb-04	103.8
May-04	127.1
Aug-04	124.6
Nov-04	139.2
Feb-05	146.2
May-05	140.9
Aug-05	139.0
Nov-05	134.1
Feb-06	144.3
May-06	154.1
Aug-06	154.9
Nov-06	162.1
Feb-07	160.8
May-07	168.6
Aug-07	173.3
Nov-07	183.3
Feb-08	178.2
May-08	184.5
Aug-08	na
Nov-08	na
Feb-09	na
May-09	na
Aug-09	na
Nov-09	148.9
Feb-10	168.4
May-10	170.3
Aug-10	178.6
Nov-10	191.1
Feb-11	189.4
May-11	187.3
Aug-11	183.4
Nov-11	179.3
Feb-12	181.8
May-12	178.1
Aug-12	175.3
Nov-12	164.8
Feb-13	149.8
May-13	143.5
Aug-13	140.6
Nov-13	138.9
Feb-14	143.2
May-14	147.4
Aug-14	146.6
Nov-14	149.7
Feb-15	151.9
May-15	157.8
Aug-15	161.5
Nov-15	167.4
Feb-16	172.2
May-16	171.4
Aug-16	177.1
Nov-16	182.4
Feb-17	185.1
May-17	185.9
Aug-17	200.0
Nov-17	205.1
Feb-18	213.1
May-18	223.6
Aug-18	226.9
Nov-18	232.4
Feb-19	232.6
May-19	227.3
Aug-19	221.6
Nov-19	230.6
Feb-20	227.6
May-20	128.5
Aug-20	202.9
Nov-20	260.2
Feb-21	288.2
May-21	367.5
Aug-21	327.4
Nov-21	407.7
Feb-22	423.1
May-22	475.8
Aug-22	461.1
Nov-22	454.1
Feb-23	439.1
May-23	426.9
Aug-23	391.7
Nov-23	388.8

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The Job Vacancies Survey was suspended between August 2008 to August 2009 (inclusive).

Businesses reporting vacancies

The number of businesses reporting at least one vacancy shows the extent of the acute reduction in labour demand in May 2020, as well as the subsequent change since then. In February 2020, just prior to the main effects of COVID-19, the proportion of businesses reporting at least one vacancy was 11.0%. In May 2020, a much lower proportion of businesses reported at least one vacancy (6.5%). By November 2022, this had increased to 27.7%. In line with the decrease in the number of vacancies over recent quarters, the proportion of businesses reporting at least one vacancy also decreased to 19.7% in November 2023.

With the new approach for estimating the number of vacancies for micro-employers, the contribution to the proportion of businesses reporting vacancies for these employers will also be modelled from November 2023.

Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies, Australia
	Proportion (%)
Feb-20	11.0
May-20	6.5
Aug-20	12.1
Nov-20	14.7
Feb-21	18.1
May-21	22.0
Aug-21	20.3
Nov-21	20.7
Feb-22	23.5
May-22	25.2
Aug-22	26.7
Nov-22	27.7
Feb-23	24.3
May-23	24.7
Aug-23	21.7
Nov-23	19.7

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Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies, states and territories (%)
	Nov-21	Feb-22	May-22	Aug-22	Nov-22	Feb-23	May-23	Aug-23	Nov-23
New South Wales	22.3	24.2	26.2	28.9	28.0	27.4	26.5	20.1	18.8
Victoria	21.2	22.9	27.3	27.1	29.2	25.4	24.7	26.3	20.6
Queensland	20.0	26.0	22.8	26.7	28.3	22.6	25.4	23.3	24.1
South Australia	14.7	17.6	17.3	19.7	18.4	16.0	19.4	17.2	15.3
Western Australia	19.5	22.4	28.3	25.2	29.4	21.6	23.1	16.3	17.1
Tasmania	18.5	19.2	19.1	14.0	22.0	15.6	14.5	16.9	12.7
Northern Territory	23.1	27.8	31.6	36.5	35.6	26.4	23.4	25.8	20.9
Australian Capital Territory	13.4	16.6	13.7	15.5	13.7	16.0	17.1	15.0	12.8
Australia	20.7	23.5	25.2	26.7	27.7	24.3	24.7	21.7	19.7

Proportion of businesses reporting vacancies, industry (%)
	Nov-21	Feb-22	May-22	Aug-22	Nov-22	Feb-23	May-23	Aug-23	Nov-23
Mining	17.1	27.8	24.8	19.3	27.1	26.0	26.4	25.3	20.9
Manufacturing	24.9	29.6	22.3	25.9	23.8	26.8	16.8	29.5	18.2
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	21.3	39.2	34.5	13.1	31.0	25.2	36.7	24.2	26.0
Construction	21.5	24.3	30.3	28.5	28.5	24.2	23.6	22.2	26.7
Wholesale trade	20.5	29.5	16.8	26.1	19.9	23.4	22.9	23.1	21.1
Retail trade	15.9	16.6	17.7	23.8	31.5	23.0	21.7	28.1	17.1
Accommodation and food services	30.9	32.4	34.0	42.5	45.3	41.7	35.5	31.8	25.6
Transport, postal and warehousing	17.3	22.4	22.6	25.8	21.5	16.6	21.3	13.2	20.9
Information media and telecommunications	15.5	19.8	26.7	20.4	29.0	21.4	21.3	15.8	16.4
Financial and insurance services	5.5	14.8	20.0	8.2	21.7	7.4	11.8	7.5	9.4
Rental, hiring and real estate services	15.1	20.1	25.2	27.3	26.1	13.9	13.0	15.7	8.7
Professional, scientific and technical services	16.6	17.6	18.0	19.4	24.8	19.6	22.2	16.8	16.1
Administrative and support services	30.5	36.2	38.3	32.8	36.8	26.7	34.0	27.5	28.6
Public administration and safety	27.5	33.5	37.9	37.4	35.0	43.3	32.0	34.8	29.6
Education and training	9.1	9.9	14.6	8.3	7.7	28.9	28.7	26.8	17.8
Health care and social assistance	26.7	18.9	26.7	33.4	17.5	30.8	29.5	21.2	20.3
Arts and recreation services	6.7	8.3	10.2	4.7	9.3	18.6	22.7	17.8	10.8
Other services	25.4	32.7	32.7	34.4	36.7	25.3	31.1	18.6	23.2
All industries	20.7	23.5	25.2	26.7	27.7	24.3	24.7	21.7	19.7

Reasons for vacancies (%)
	Nov-21	Feb-22	May-22	Aug-22	Nov-22	Feb-23	May-23	Aug-23	Nov-23
Replacement/resignations	77.4	79.7	80.4	78.2	77.1	79.6	77.6	77.4	77.9
Increased workload	45.9	47.8	47.0	45.4	44.0	44.0	39.7	38.6	38.9
Expansion of business	25.7	25.9	27.8	27.8	25.6	26.7	26.4	24.8	26.3
Restructure	13.8	13.9	14.4	13.2	12.8	13.7	14.5	14.3	14.3
Relocation	0.5	1.0	0.7	0.9	0.9	1.1	0.5	0.8	0.8
Seasonal	19.0	12.0	11.6	14.1	18.1	12.3	11.4	13.4	18.4
Special event	2.4	2.1	1.9	1.8	2.2	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9
Takeover	1.6	2.0	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	1.6	1.6	1.5
Other	12.0	12.9	8.6	7.1	6.4	9.8	8.2	9.2	10.4

Businesses may have multiple reasons for reporting job vacancies
Proportions are of businesses that reported at least one vacancy

States and territories

Job vacancies, states and territories, original
	NSW ('000)	Vic ('000)	Qld ('000)	SA ('000)	WA ('000)	Tas ('000)	NT ('000)	ACT ('000)
Nov-18	83.5	61.6	37.7	10.7	26.8	3.6	3.8	7.0
Feb-19	84.0	64.1	36.6	9.4	27.5	3.0	3.6	6.6
May-19	77.2	60.1	33.2	11.2	23.2	3.3	4.2	6.7
Aug-19	72.8	61.2	39.1	11.3	26.4	3.6	4.3	7.6
Nov-19	80.2	60.1	39.2	11.4	25.7	3.6	3.5	7.7
Feb-20	79.3	59.7	38.4	11.7	27.6	3.4	2.9	6.6
May-20	39.8	28.7	25.2	6.8	16.8	1.9	1.7	3.6
Aug-20	62.2	45.8	42.1	12.5	32.2	3.4	4.2	5.6
Nov-20	82.7	58.4	47.9	15.6	37.4	5.1	4.2	7.9
Feb-21	94.0	65.6	53.5	19.3	40.0	5.7	4.8	8.2
May-21	112.8	87.6	67.2	21.3	46.2	6.5	5.0	8.8
Aug-21	95.2	81.3	70.6	18.0	52.1	5.8	6.1	8.0
Nov-21	120.9	106.0	70.3	23.7	60.8	6.8	6.2	9.9
Feb-22	130.0	101.8	76.9	24.5	66.5	7.3	8.5	11.5
May-22	145.1	120.1	78.6	24.5	65.2	7.5	7.7	12.3
Aug-22	150.8	126.6	85.8	25.2	60.7	6.3	7.6	12.0
Nov-22	133.0	117.7	85.7	25.3	61.9	7.1	7.5	12.2
Feb-23	145.0	110.8	85.0	22.9	52.8	7.7	6.9	11.5
May-23	128.1	105.1	77.1	24.9	54.9	7.1	6.3	11.4
Aug-23	122.4	99.6	80.0	24.7	52.5	6.8	6.0	10.4
Nov-23	119.5	94.9	78.2	24.0	49.5	6.5	5.2	8.6

Job vacancies, states and territories, original

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Change in job vacancies, states and territories (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally adjusted)	Australia (Trend)
Change from previous quarter
Aug-22	3.9	5.4	9.1	3.1	-6.8	-16.6	-1.3	-2.9	3.0	-3.1	2.5
Nov-22	-11.8	-7.0	-0.1	0.4	1.9	12.8	-1.7	2.0	-5.2	-1.5	0.0
Feb-23	9.0	-5.9	-0.8	-9.4	-14.8	8.4	-8.4	-5.8	-1.8	-3.3	-3.0
May-23	-11.7	-5.1	-9.3	8.7	4.0	-7.6	-8.3	-1.1	-6.2	-2.8	-4.7
Aug-23	-4.5	-5.2	3.8	-1.0	-4.3	-4.7	-4.8	-8.4	-3.0	-8.3	-4.6
Nov-23	-2.3	-4.7	-2.2	-2.8	-5.8	-3.6	-13.9	-17.2	-3.9	-0.7	-4.3
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year
Nov-21	46.2	81.6	46.8	52.5	62.7	32.6	46.1	25.4	56.1	56.7	54.3
Nov-22	10.1	11.0	21.9	6.8	1.7	4.1	21.0	23.5	11.3	11.4	11.8
Nov-23	-10.2	-19.3	-8.7	-5.2	-20.1	-7.9	-31.2	-29.3	-14.2	-14.4	-15.6

Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 to November 2023, states and territories, original
State	Change from before COVID-19 (%)
New South Wales	50.7
Victoria	59.1
Queensland	103.9
South Australia	105.8
Western Australia	79.3
Tasmania	91.6
Northern Territory	80.5
Australian Capital Territory	29.8

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 to November 2023, states and territories, original

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Private sector

Job vacancies, private sector, states and territories, original
	NSW ('000)	Vic ('000)	Qld ('000)	SA ('000)	WA ('000)	Tas ('000)	NT ('000)	ACT ('000)
Nov-18	76.9	55.6	34.7	9.2	25.0	3.1	3.1	5.3
Feb-19	77.3	58.9	33.8	7.9	25.8	2.4	3.1	4.8
May-19	69.6	54.6	30.1	9.6	21.7	2.7	3.6	4.8
Aug-19	65.3	55.9	35.3	9.5	24.5	3.0	3.7	5.1
Nov-19	72.2	54.9	35.5	9.5	23.5	2.9	3.0	5.3
Feb-20	71.4	53.7	34.9	10.0	25.4	2.9	2.1	4.9
May-20	33.4	24.3	22.9	5.2	15.4	1.6	1.3	2.5
Aug-20	55.0	40.6	39.2	10.6	30.2	2.8	3.6	3.7
Nov-20	74.4	52.8	44.0	13.3	35.0	4.4	3.5	6.0
Feb-21	85.9	59.5	49.1	17.3	36.8	5.1	3.8	6.0
May-21	102.7	80.9	62.8	18.7	43.3	5.9	4.1	6.7
Aug-21	85.2	74.0	66.2	15.5	48.5	4.9	5.0	6.1
Nov-21	111.1	97.5	64.9	20.9	57.0	5.7	5.2	7.7
Feb-22	118.7	93.7	70.8	21.9	62.6	6.6	7.1	8.5
May-22	132.2	110.8	72.2	21.9	60.9	6.7	6.3	8.8
Aug-22	136.1	116.3	78.7	22.4	56.6	5.5	6.4	7.5
Nov-22	117.4	107.7	77.9	22.3	57.3	6.2	6.2	8.1
Feb-23	130.1	99.3	77.6	19.8	49.3	6.8	5.6	8.3
May-23	112.8	92.0	70.9	21.7	50.9	6.1	4.9	8.5
Aug-23	109.0	87.7	73.5	21.6	48.3	5.8	4.5	7.7
Nov-23	105.6	84.8	71.2	20.8	45.4	5.6	3.9	5.9

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Change in job vacancies, private sector (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally adjusted)	Australia (Trend)
Change from previous quarter
Aug-22	3.0	5.0	8.9	2.1	-7.0	-18.1	1.5	-14.5	2.3	-4.4	1.9
Nov-22	-13.7	-7.4	-1.0	-0.4	1.3	12.1	-2.8	7.8	-6.1	-2.2	-0.5
Feb-23	10.8	-7.8	-0.4	-11.2	-14.1	9.2	-8.7	2.7	-1.6	-3.5	-3.4
May-23	-13.3	-7.4	-8.6	9.4	3.3	-9.6	-13.3	2.4	-7.3	-3.1	-4.9
Aug-23	-3.3	-4.6	3.6	-0.4	-5.0	-4.3	-7.6	-9.0	-2.6	-8.6	-4.8
Nov-23	-3.1	-3.3	-3.1	-3.6	-6.0	-4.6	-14.1	-23.9	-4.2	-0.6	-4.4
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year
Nov-21	49.2	84.7	47.6	56.7	62.7	31.0	48.9	28.4	58.5	59.1	56.9
Nov-22	5.7	10.4	20.0	6.9	0.7	8.5	18.9	5.3	9.0	9.1	9.5
Nov-23	-10.1	-21.2	-8.5	-6.7	-20.8	-9.9	-37.1	-27.2	-14.8	-15.0	-16.4

Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated

Public sector

Job vacancies, public sector, states and territories, original
	NSW ('000)	Vic ('000)	Qld ('000)	SA ('000)	WA ('000)	Tas ('000)	NT ('000)	ACT ('000)
Nov-18	6.6	6.0	3.0	1.5	1.8	0.5	0.7	1.7
Feb-19	6.7	5.3	2.8	1.5	1.6	0.5	0.5	1.8
May-19	7.6	5.5	3.0	1.6	1.5	0.6	0.6	1.9
Aug-19	7.5	5.3	3.8	1.8	2.0	0.6	0.7	2.5
Nov-19	8.0	5.2	3.6	1.9	2.2	0.7	0.5	2.5
Feb-20	7.9	6.0	3.5	1.7	2.2	0.5	0.8	1.7
May-20	6.3	4.4	2.3	1.6	1.4	0.3	0.5	1.0
Aug-20	7.2	5.1	2.9	1.8	2.0	0.6	0.6	1.9
Nov-20	8.2	5.6	3.9	2.2	2.4	0.8	0.8	1.9
Feb-21	8.1	6.2	4.4	2.0	3.2	0.5	1.0	2.1
May-21	10.1	6.7	4.4	2.6	2.9	0.6	0.9	2.1
Aug-21	9.9	7.3	4.4	2.4	3.5	0.9	1.1	1.9
Nov-21	9.8	8.5	5.4	2.9	3.9	1.1	1.0	2.2
Feb-22	11.3	8.1	6.1	2.6	3.9	0.8	1.3	3.0
May-22	12.9	9.3	6.4	2.5	4.3	0.8	1.5	3.5
Aug-22	14.6	10.3	7.1	2.8	4.1	0.8	1.3	4.5
Nov-22	15.6	10.0	7.8	3.0	4.6	0.9	1.3	4.1
Feb-23	14.9	11.5	7.4	3.1	3.5	0.9	1.2	3.2
May-23	15.3	13.1	6.1	3.3	4.0	1.0	1.4	2.9
Aug-23	13.4	11.9	6.5	3.1	4.2	0.9	1.5	2.7
Nov-23	13.9	10.1	7.0	3.2	4.1	1.0	1.3	2.7

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Change in job vacancies, public sector (%)
	NSW	Vic	Qld	SA	WA	Tas	NT	ACT	Australia	Australia (Seasonally adjusted)	Australia (Trend)
Change from previous quarter
Aug-22	13.3	10.5	11.4	11.3	-4.4	-3.9	-13.5	26.0	10.2	10.8	7.8
Nov-22	6.6	-3.0	10.0	6.8	10.9	17.5	4.0	-7.8	4.1	4.4	4.7
Feb-23	-4.8	14.7	-5.7	4.3	-23.6	2.7	-7.2	-22.7	-3.5	-1.4	0.6
May-23	2.9	14.7	-17.1	4.6	14.4	7.4	14.7	-10.1	3.1	-0.1	-2.5
Aug-23	-12.6	-9.4	5.3	-5.5	4.1	-6.8	4.8	-6.7	-6.5	-5.7	-3.1
Nov-23	4.1	-15.2	8.6	3.1	-2.3	2.9	-13.5	2.5	-1.8	-1.8	-3.1
Change from corresponding quarter of previous year
Nov-21	19.1	51.6	37.7	27.2	62.4	41.8	33.1	15.8	34.5	34.6	31.0
Nov-22	59.1	18.0	44.8	5.7	17.5	-18.4	32.0	86.5	36.3	36.4	36.0
Nov-23	-10.9	1.1	-10.5	6.2	-11.1	5.8	-3.5	-33.6	-8.7	-8.8	-7.9

Data refers to original series unless otherwise stated

Industry

Job vacancies, industry, original ('000)
	Aug-22	Nov-22	Feb-23	May-23	Aug-23	Nov-23
Mining	10.6	9.8	10.6	11.7	11.4	11.5
Manufacturing	28.3	25.9	25.1	22.6	25.1	23.4
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.9	4.9	4.8
Construction	33.5	29.9	31.2	33.1	28.8	28.5
Wholesale trade	20.5	16.6	16.5	15.3	15.5	14.0
Retail trade	46.1	49.9	36.4	32.2	38.5	37.2
Accommodation and food services	59.1	56.3	57.8	42.5	41.4	38.8
Transport, postal and warehousing	17.7	15.4	14.6	13.4	12.1	11.5
Information media and telecommunications	5.4	4.3	3.6	3.8	3.5	3.4
Financial and insurance services	18.6	16.8	14.9	13.4	11.3	10.0
Rental, hiring and real estate services	10.1	9.4	5.9	5.5	5.5	4.8
Professional, scientific and technical services	44.1	40.8	47.6	44.7	42.5	41.4
Administrative and support services	38.0	41.3	38.4	37.5	33.2	31.5
Public administration and safety	27.5	30.1	26.4	22.9	23.6	23.8
Education and training	11.2	11.1	13.5	15.9	15.5	13.6
Health care and social assistance	74.3	62.7	72.4	72.9	68.1	67.5
Arts and recreation services	6.6	7.8	6.6	6.5	7.3	7.3
Other services	18.8	18.0	16.5	16.1	14.2	13.5

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 to November 2023, industry, original
Industry	Change from before COVID-19 (%)
Arts and recreation services	264.1
Accommodation and food services	163.1
Health care and social assistance	126.9
Electricity, gas, water and waste services	126.7
Retail trade	97.1
Manufacturing	91.4
Public administration and safety	79.6
Mining	76.7
Education and training	75.8
Construction	71.5
Professional, scientific and technical services	57.5
Transport, postal and warehousing	52.2
Rental, hiring and real estate services	48.9
Other services	42.5
Wholesale trade	10.4
Administrative and support services	1.2
Information media and telecommunications	0.9
Financial and insurance services	-16.5

Job vacancies, change from February 2020 to November 2023, industry, original

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New approach for estimating the contribution of micro-employers

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Job vacancies over time

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New approach for estimating the contribution of micro-employers

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Job vacancies over time

Businesses reporting vacancies

States and territories

Private sector

Public sector

Industry

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