Summary: Job ads increase significantly in July; gains slowed in second half of month; “other worrying signs”; “10% of businesses to close, 13% to reduce workforce” once government programmes cease. 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...