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September 19, 2023

August Recruitment Insights Report out now

August REOS results indicate that there was a decrease in the recruitment rate, lowering to levels last seen over much of 2021. Recruitment difficulty and the proportion of employers expecting to increase staffing levels remained relatively steady.

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September 13, 2023

Online job advertisements decrease in August 2023

August's Internet Vacancy Index shows underlying labour market conditions held steady with online job advertisements decreasing slightly nationally, and across some regions.

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September 12, 2023

September quarter Labour Market Update out now

The quarterly Labour Market Update is now available. It shows that we’ve experienced strong labour market conditions over 2022-2023 and particularly strong growth in female full-time employment (up by 6.0%), more than double the growth rate for men (2.7%).

REOS spotlight: Unrealised vacancies. Are some employers discouraged from recruiting

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September 4, 2023

REOS spotlight: Unrealised vacancies. Are some employers discouraged from recruiting?

This month’s spotlight sheds light on employers’ unrealised vacancies. Unrealised vacancies are jobs that employers were not actively trying to fill at the time of being surveyed.

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August 24, 2023

Jobs and Skills Atlas makes navigating labour market data easier

Explore combined labour market data at regional state and national levels, across occupations, skills and industries using the new Jobs and Skills Atlas tool.

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August 16, 2023

Online job advertisements increase in July 2023

July's Internet Vacancy Index shows that, in seasonally adjusted terms, online job advertisements at the national level increased in July 2023 (up 2.1% or 6,000 job advertisements) to 283,600.

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August 15, 2023

July Recruitment Insights Report out now

July REOS results indicate that there were small increases in the recruitment rate and proportion of employers expecting to increase staffing levels, while recruitment difficulty continued to ease.

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August 7, 2023

REOS spotlight: Recruitment patterns for entry level vacancies

This month’s spotlight looks at entry level job opportunities and is broken down by the level of education usually required for the position (skill level), as well as by industry and occupation.

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August 2, 2023

June Skills Shortage Quarterly now available

Employers' ability to fill skilled vacancies fell in June 2023 quarter, based on Jobs and Skills Australia’s new Skills Shortage Quarterly (SSQ) report.

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July 31, 2023

July 2023 Australian Labour Market for Migrants report released

The July 2023 Australian Labour Market for Migrants report is out now.

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July 20, 2023

Jobs and Skills Australia’s newsletter out now - July 2023

The JSA Newsletter July edition is out now. Read about the events in Jobs and Skills Australia in the month of July.

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July 19, 2023

Online job advertisements decrease in June 2023

June's Internet Vacancy Index shows that, in seasonally adjusted terms, online job advertisements at the national level decreased in June 2023 (down 2.0% or 5,600 job advertisements) to 276,400.

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July 18, 2023

June Recruitment Insights Report out now

The latest REOS data shows that recruitment conditions softened over the month with recruitment activity, recruitment difficulty and expectations to increase staff all easing.

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July 7, 2023

Commissioner recruitment

The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations is seeking applications for the role of the Jobs and Skills Australia Commissioner.

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July 5, 2023

Webinar: Jobs and Skills Australia Update - June 2023

On Thursday 15 June 2023, Jobs and Skills Australia’s Professor Peter Dawkins AO, David Turvey, Damian Oliver and Cliff Bingham hosted a webinar providing an update on what has been happening at the agency, the progress of the Clean Energy Capacity Study, and a labour market update, including recent data on regional skills shortages.