Australian Economy

SEEK: Job ads recover to two-thirds of pre-COVID levels

Leith van Onselen
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From Seek:

Key insights (weeks 26 & 27 compared to February 2020):

  • SEEK job ads in the last fortnight are at 66.6% of pre-COVID levels
  • Job ad volumes have levelled out nationally with a slight increase of 1.3% in the last two weeks compared to the previous two weeks
  • Job ads in Victoria have declined 6.1% in the last two weeks compared to the previous fortnight and are currently sitting at 55.9% of pre-COVID levels
  • Candidate applications across Australia are 9.7% higher in the last two weeks compared to pre-COVID levels

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About the author
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.
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