The Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey (REOS) Recruitment Insights Report for September 2024 was released today.
The recruitment rate increased by 2 percentage points in September 2024, with 45% of employers recruiting. The recruitment rate was higher in Rest of State areas (i.e., regional Australia), 51%, up by 6 percentage points from last month, compared with 41% for employers in Capital Cities, down by 1 percentage point over the same period.
Recruitment difficulty increased by 2 percentage points this month to 52% of recruiting employers and is currently 7 percentage points lower than in September last year. The recruitment difficulty rate is currently 23 percentage points below the record high of 75% in July 2022.
In September, employers’ intentions to increase their staffing levels remained the same as in August 2024 at 22% of employers. The current figure is 3 percentage points lower than last year.
There was a decrease in the proportion of recruiting employers whose vacancies remained unfilled after a month, down by 1 percentage point to 44%.
