Slowing job ads growth not “cause for concern”

01 February 2021

 

Summary:  Job ads increase modestly in January; 5.3% higher than in January 2020; Victorian reopening sparks acceleration; jobs rebound “could continue into early-2021 at least”.   From mid-2017 onwards, year-on-year growth rates in the total number of Australian job advertisements consistently exceeded 10%. That was until mid-2018 when the annual growth rate fell back markedly. 2019 was notable for its reduced employment advertising and this trend continued into the first...

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