⦁ In trend terms, the IVI decreased by 6.7% over the year to June 2019.
⦁ Job advertisements fell in six of the eight occupational groups, with the strongest falls recorded for Machinery Operators and Drivers (down by 17.3%), Labourers (14.9%) and Sales Workers (12.2%). Increases were recorded for Community and Personal Service Workers (up by 3.9%) and Professionals (0.4%).
⦁ Job advertisements decreased in five states and the Northern Territory. New South Wales recorded the strongest fall (down by 10.8%), followed by the Northern Territory (10.6%) and Victoria (6.6%). By contrast, job advertisements increased in Tasmania (up by 10.5%) and the ACT (7.1%). Monthly Change
⦁ In trend terms, the IVI decreased by 0.6% in June 2019.
⦁ Job advertisements decreased in seven of the eight occupational groups, with the strongest falls recorded for Clerical and Administrative Workers (down by 1.2%) and Managers (1.1%). Job advertisements remained steady for Community and Personal Service Workers.
⦁ Job advertisements decreased in four states and the Northern Territory and remained steady in South Australia. The ACT (up by 0.3%) and Tasmania (0.2%) recorded the only increases in job advertisements over the month.
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal.
He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.
