SEEK job ads rebound to 90% of pre-COVID levels

From SEEK:

Key insights (weeks 42& 43 compared to February 2020):

SEEK job ads in the last fortnight are at 90% of pre-COVID levels

Queensland joins South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territory as the states and territories that are showing more job ads than pre-COVID levels.

Job ads in Victoria have jumped to 76% of pre-COVID levels, 20-percentage points higher than four weeks ago and are approaching similar percentages to New South Wales.

Roles within Professional Services have the furthest to recover nationally with job ads at 65% of pre-COVID levels.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.