Australia Yearbook - 2001

Chapter 6—Labour 227
6.19 JOB VACANCIES, By Industry
May 1995 May 1996 May 1997
May 1998
May 1999
May 2000
Industry
’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000 ’000
Mining 1.6 3.7 1.5 1.1 1.1 0.8
Manufacturing 7.7 10.7 7.5 8.3 12.2 *12.2
Electricity, gas and water supply 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.4
Construction 4.5 1.5 5.9 7.8 *4.6 *4.4
Wholesale trade 5.7 2.9 6.4 7.6 *6.6 5.2
Retail trade 9.2 13.2 9.0 15.5 9.0 8.3
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants 4.6 3.7 6.0 4.5 8.9 *8.5
Transport and storage 1.1 2.4 0.7 1.7 *2.7 2.9
Communication services 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 1.2 1.5
Finance and insurance 5.7 3.6 5.0 3.1 3.1 5.2
Property and business services 7.3 9.4 13.1 22.5 *17.2 *24.8
Government administration and defence 3.4 2.5 3.3 3.8 4.7 4.9
Education 3.1 2.8 2.8 3.7 3.1 6.7
Health and community services 7.1 5.9 7.9 7.7 7.7 9.7
Cultural and recreational services 1.4 1.3 1.9 1.2 *3.1 2.9
Personal and other services 4.0 2.6 1.2 3.5 *3.4 *8.4
All industries 66.9 66.7 72.7 92.5 88.9 106.8
Source: Job Vacancies Survey, Australia (6354.0).
Graph 6.20 provides trend estimates of job
vacancies for both the private sector and public
sector, for the period May 1979 to May 2000. It
shows that, after declining to below 10,000
through much of the 1990s, job vacancies in the
public sector have increased recently and stood at
19,200 in May 2000. In contrast, the number of
job vacancies in the private sector has been far
more volatile. After reaching a low of 19,100 in
May 1991, private sector job vacancies climbed to
95,800 in May 2000, the highest level recorded to
that point.
Public sector
Private sector
6.20 JOB VACANCIES, By Sector, Trend Estimates
'000
100
80
60
40
20
May
1979
May
1983
May
1987
May
1991
May
1995
May
1999
0
Source: Job Vacancies, Australia (6354.0).