Skilled vacancies fell 0.8%: govt data
Skilled vacancies fell 0.8 per cent in June, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) data shows.
Its skilled vacancies index in June was 99.7, 6.2 per cent lower than in June 2006.
The annual fall in the index was largely due to a 10.5 per cent fall in skilled trade vacancies.
Vacancies fell for the three broad occupations in June.
Professionals were down 1.5 per cent, associate professionals fell 4.4 per cent and trades were off 1.0 per cent.
Skilled vacancies for 12 occupational groups fell in June, while six rose.
The largest fall was for medical and science technical officers, which were down 9.4 per cent. Wood trades were down 9.3 per cent, and marketing and advertising professionals were 6.3 per cent lower.
The strongest increase was for science professionals, which were up 5.4 per cent. This was followed by electrical and electronic trades, which rose 2.0 per cent, while automotive trades were up 1.9 per cent.
The Northern Territory and three states recorded increases in skilled vacancies in June.
The strongest rise was in the NT, which were up 1.5 per cent, followed by Victoria, up 1.2 per cent, Queensland up 0.5 per cent and South Australia up 0.2 per cent.
Over the month, falls in skilled vacancies were recorded for NSW, down 3.8 per cent, while Western Australia fell 2.8 per cent and Tasmania declined 1.6 per cent.
Over the year to June, increases in skilled vacancies were recorded in Queensland, which rose 14.2 per cent, while in SA they were up 12.7 per cent, and rose 9.2 per cent in both Tasmania and the NT.
However, in the year to June, they fell 21 per cent in NSW, 17.1 per cent in Western Australia and 12.9 per cent in Victoria.
Its skilled vacancies index in June was 99.7, 6.2 per cent lower than in June 2006.
The annual fall in the index was largely due to a 10.5 per cent fall in skilled trade vacancies.
Vacancies fell for the three broad occupations in June.
Professionals were down 1.5 per cent, associate professionals fell 4.4 per cent and trades were off 1.0 per cent.
Skilled vacancies for 12 occupational groups fell in June, while six rose.
The largest fall was for medical and science technical officers, which were down 9.4 per cent. Wood trades were down 9.3 per cent, and marketing and advertising professionals were 6.3 per cent lower.
The strongest increase was for science professionals, which were up 5.4 per cent. This was followed by electrical and electronic trades, which rose 2.0 per cent, while automotive trades were up 1.9 per cent.
The Northern Territory and three states recorded increases in skilled vacancies in June.
The strongest rise was in the NT, which were up 1.5 per cent, followed by Victoria, up 1.2 per cent, Queensland up 0.5 per cent and South Australia up 0.2 per cent.
Over the month, falls in skilled vacancies were recorded for NSW, down 3.8 per cent, while Western Australia fell 2.8 per cent and Tasmania declined 1.6 per cent.
Over the year to June, increases in skilled vacancies were recorded in Queensland, which rose 14.2 per cent, while in SA they were up 12.7 per cent, and rose 9.2 per cent in both Tasmania and the NT.
However, in the year to June, they fell 21 per cent in NSW, 17.1 per cent in Western Australia and 12.9 per cent in Victoria.
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