The Occupation Shortage Report offers analysis on occupations experiencing shortage pressures.
Highlights from the September report:
- The national fill rate increased 2.0 percentage points to 68.1%.
- Fill rates in metropolitan areas (69.7%) remain well above that of regional areas (62.9%).
- Fill rate for Skill Level 3 occupations remained very low at 53.9%.
- Occupations with the highest suitability gaps include very high skilled occupations related to finance, science roles, design, engineering and ICT.
- Larger businesses tend to be more selective, leading to higher suitability gaps, while smaller businesses attract fewer applicants on average, may have more flexible requirements, resulting in smaller suitability gaps.
For more insights, download the full report.