Job advertisement data is used as a measure of demand for labour.
Job advertisements – Geelong and Surf Coast
A total of 7,203 job vacancies were newly advertised online on SEEK, Career One and JobSearch in the September 2024 quarter. A decrease of 15.4 percent compared to the previous quarter, and a decrease in newly advertised vacancies of 32.4 percent compared to the same quarter last year.
The average number of job ads added to SEEK, Career One and JobSearch each quarter during the 2023-2024 financial year was 9,496, a decrease of 12.3 percent compared to 2022-23 yet an increase of 10.0 percent compared to 2021-22.
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Online job advertisements^
(Geelong and Surf Coast)
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New quarterly job advertisements
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Percentage change*
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| Latest quarter (September 2024) |
7,203
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-15.4%
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| Previous quarter (June 2024) |
8,511
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| Same quarter last year (September 2023) |
10,657
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-32.4%
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| Annual quarterly averages |
| 2023-2024 |
9,496
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-12.3%
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| 2022-2023 |
10,828
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| 2021-2022 |
8,636
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+10.0%
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New online job advertisements – Geelong and Surf Coast
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Source: Jobs and Skills Australia - Internet Vacancy Index - Regional Data.
Online job advertisements^
Occupational groups
In the September 2024 quarter, the number of new online job advertisements fell in all of the eight occupational groups compared to the previous quarter. The groups where the number of job advertisments decreased the least were Technicians and Trades Workers (down 3.3 percent) and Labourers (-9.5%) ; the groups with the largest decreases were Professionals (down 20.1 percent) and Clerical and Administrative Workers (-19.9%).
Compared to the same quarter in 2023, the number of new online job advertisements also fell in all of the eight occupational groups. The groups where the number of job advertisments decreased the least were Sales Workers (down 24.6 percent) and Technicians and Trades Workers (-25.0 %); the groups with the largest decrease were Professionals (down 39.1 percent) and Labourers (-36.8%).
| New online job advertisements – September 2024 quarter |
Number of new job advertisements
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Quarterly % change
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Annual % change
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| Managers |
686
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-16.7%
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-31.8%
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| Professionals |
2,127
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-20.1%
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-39.1%
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| Technicians and Trades Workers |
960
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-3.3%
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-25.0%
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| Community and Personal Service Workers |
1,080
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-15.5%
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-31.1%
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| Clerical and Administrative Workers |
990
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-19.9%
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-27.7%
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| Sales Workers |
612
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-10.2%
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-24.6%
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| Machinery Operators and Drivers |
277
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-12.9%
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-28.7%
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| Labourers |
471
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-9.5%
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-36.8%
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| Total Geelong and Surf Coast |
7,203
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-15.4%
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-32.4%
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New job advertisements by occupation, September Quarter 2024 - Geelong and Surf Coast
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Number of new job advertisements by detailed occupation, September Quarter 2024 - Geelong and Surf Coast
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Detailed occupations – annual trends
In the year to the September 2024 quarter, at the detailed occupational level, the number of new job advertisements increased in only 1 of the 48 occupational groups; the Sales Support Workers occupational group increased by 3 new job ads (+6.0 percent).
The occupational groups that recorded the smallest annual decrease in the number of new online job advertisements were Machine and Stationary Plant Operators (3 less job advertisements, -3.8 percent), Chief Executives, Managing Directors & Legislators (-3 ads, -7.8%) and Hairdressers, Printing, Clothing and Wood Trades Workers (-6 ads, -12.2%).
The occupational groups that recorded the largest annual decrease in the number of new online job advertisements were Medical Practitioners and Nurses (553 less job advertisements, -45.5 percent), Health Diagnostic and Therapy Professionals (-254 ads, -44.2%) and Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals (-227ads, -39.0%).
Occupations with an increase or the lowest annual decrease in the number of new job advertisements
September 2024 quarter
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Annual change
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Annual % change
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Sales Support Workers
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+3 |
+6.0% |
| Machine and Stationary Plant Operators |
-3
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-3.8%
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| Chief Executives, Managing Directors & Legislators |
-3 |
-7.8% |
| Hairdressers, Printing, Clothing and Wood Trades Workers |
-6
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-12.2%
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Construction and Mining Labourers
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-9
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-17.4%
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Occupations with the largest annual decrease in the number of new job advertisements
September 2024 quarter
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Annual change
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Annual % change
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Medical Practitioners and Nurses
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-553 |
-45.5% |
| Health Diagnostic and Therapy Professionalsrkers |
-254 |
-44.2%
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| Legal, Social and Welfare Professionals |
-227 |
-39.0% |
Carers and Aides
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-185 |
-23.5% |
| General-Inquiry Clerks, Call Centre Workers, and Receptionists |
-184 |
-2.35% |
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