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244 DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT Chapter 4 Northern Territory Regional Profi les - Central Region The table highlights the number of different occupations in shortage across the major industries in the region. 8.2. Demand: Job Advertisements The number of jobs advertised shows which skills are needed and where shortages exist, and is a leading indicator for employment and economic growth. If job vacancies decline, this generally means that employment levels will begin to decline shortly afterwards. Employers use many different methods to recruit employees and strategies vary across regions and industries. The increasing use of internet job boards has enabled the collection of information about job vacancies in regions across NT (noting that this is not a complete profile). Internet and newspaper vacancies for the NT are registered on the Australian JobSearch (JobSearch) website (www.jobsearch.gov.au ) and provide an indication of employment demand in the Central region 10 . In the year to July 2007 nearly 4 000 jobs were advertised on JobSearch for the Central region. Table 4.110 provides information taken from the JobSearch website. In this table only those occupations which account for 1% or more of the total number of advertised jobs are shown. 10 Employers do not necessarily register vacancies through the JobSearch website or affiliated newspapers, so not all vacancies will appear in these figures. The full extent of coverage is not known and any figures should be used with caution. REPORT
Chapter 4 Northern Territory Regional Profi les - Central Region Table 4.110 JobSearch Vacancy List, Central Region (2006/07) Occupation Advertisements % of Total Public Servants 451 11.5 Cleaners 275 7.0 General Labourers 196 5.0 Sales Assistants 157 4.0 Receptionists 155 3.9 Kitchenhands 104 2.6 Office Assistants and Office Managers 104 2.6 Sales Representatives 103 2.6 Waiters 103 2.6 Chefs 83 2.1 Domestic Housekeepers 83 2.1 Bar Attendants 76 1.9 Storepersons 76 1.9 General Clerks 75 1.9 Cooks 64 1.6 Aged and Disabled Carers 63 1.6 Farm Hands 61 1.6 Delivery Drivers 60 1.5 General and Landscape Gardeners 51 1.3 Nurses Aides and Personal Care Assistants 49 1.2 Welfare and Community Workers 48 1.2 Truck Drivers 47 1.2 Child Care Worker 45 1.1 Security Officers and Guards 45 1.1 Motor Mechanics 40 1.0 Source: DEEWR, Special Data Request, 2008. Interestingly, many of the occupations listed in the table are not currently identified as being in short supply in the NT or nationally. This may indicate that employers in the region look elsewhere for skilled labour and are advertising using alternative methods. Of the jobs advertised in the previous year: 15% were in food, hospitality and tourism 12% were in government and defence 11% were in cleaning 10% were for clerks, receptionists and secretaries. 245 DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT
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