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Wednesday, 9 November 2022

Job ads hold steady

Queensland leads for jobs

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.