The August 2019 Internet Vacancy Report has been released, which has fallen for the 8th consecutive month:
The Internet Vacancy Index (IVI) decreased by 0.1% (or 200 job advertisements) in August 2019, and has now declined for eight consecutive months. The IVI is 6.0% (or 10,900 job advertisements) below the level recorded a year ago. However, it remains 9.4% (or 14,700 job advertisements) higher than the level recorded in August 2014.
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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.
