Job advertisements nudged a little higher to 285,700 in October.
The trend has been steadily lower since peaking at 306,000 in June.
Source: Labour Market Insights
This mirrors a lack of employment growth since the middle of the year, signalling a gentle cooling in economic conditions to date.
Queensland recorded the strongest growth in job ads over the month and the year (+29 per cent).
The ABS reported yesterday that over the five years to the 2021 Census Queensland attracted a net +100,000 Australians from interstate.