Job ads hold up in July; JobSaver, labour “hoarding” helping

Summary:  Job ads down 0.5% in July; 94.1% higher than same month in 2020; no dramatic effect from lockdowns, restrictions in second half of month; ongoing NSW restrictions to have limited impact in short-term, although “downside risks rise” as lockdown continues; JobSaver labour “hoarding” helping.   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...

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