Queensland, NSW job growth offsets drops in SA, Victoria
Job ads across Australia rebounded to their highest level in 12 months in June, according to the latest data from ANZ-Indeed.
ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads registered a 1.8% month-on-month increase in June, following an upwardly revised 0.6% decline in May.
"After two consecutive months of decline, the ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads series has bounced back, from 114.8 in May to 116.9 in June," said ANZ Economist Aaron Luk in a statement.
"The series has moved within a tight 114 to 117 range since mid-2024, but this marks the highest level in 12 months."
Callam Pickering, Indeed Senior Economist, said the growth in job ads in Queensland and New South Wales more than offset falls in Victoria and South Australia.
"Job Ads in Queensland jumped to their highest level since February, after contracting significantly over the first half of the year," Pickering said in a statement.
Management and sales opportunities rebounded in June after being one of the weaker performers over the past year, according to the senior economist.
Software development job ads also continued to recover, going up to their highest level since October 2023.
"Education remains a drag on job creation, falling once again in June, while opportunities for nurses also continue to ease," Pickering said.
The findings come as a recent Jobs and Skills Australia report showed that filling vacancies became "slightly easier" for employers in the first quarter of 2025.
The country's vacancy fill rate went up to 69.7% in the March quarter, up 1.1 percentage points from the December quarter of 2024.
