The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released job vacancies data for the May quarter, which recorded a 43% seasonally adjusted fall in the number of vacancies over the quarter – a record drop:
The falls were biggest in Victoria (-52%) and New South Wales (-50%):
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