Australian labour market · July 2026
See where the work is.
Australian job market intelligence: labour market demand by occupation, geography and skill, drawn from published sources. Every figure on this site is traceable to the release it came from, and nothing is shown that a source did not publish.
- Reference period
- July 2026
- Advertisements
- 205,954
- Regions
- 50
- Occupation groups
- 56
Where the advertisements are
July 2026. States and territories, summed from the regions the index reports. Counts of advertisements, not of vacancies.
Advertisements per region
| State or territory | Advertisements | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 60,675 | |
| Queensland | 49,296 | |
| Victoria | 44,937 | |
| Western Australia | 26,759 | |
| South Australia | 14,058 | |
| Australian Capital Territory | 4,393 | |
| Tasmania | 3,078 | |
| Northern Territory | 2,758 |
What is being advertised
July 2026. The 6 largest occupation groups of 56. Groups overlap and must not be added together.
| Occupation group | Advertisements | Relative size |
|---|---|---|
| PROFESSIONALS (2) | 59,049 | |
| CLERICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE WORKERS (5) | 30,497 | |
| TECHNICIANS AND TRADES WORKERS (3) | 29,692 | |
| MANAGERS (1) | 25,316 | |
| COMMUNITY AND PERSONAL SERVICE WORKERS (4) | 19,540 | |
| SALES WORKERS (6) | 15,790 |
Where should I look?
Choose a kind of work and see which states advertise the most of it, and which are unusually oriented towards it. Advertising activity, not a recommendation about where to live.
The advertisements themselves
The index above counts advertisements. Separately, this site republishes individual listings from the sources it is licensed to carry, with the employer, location and salary exactly as published, and labels what each advertisement says about visa sponsorship.
Notes
- State and territory figures are sums of the regions Jobs and Skills Australia publishes, computed here. Their regions cover Australia exactly once, so the sum is well defined, but it is our arithmetic rather than a figure they released. The regional view carries their published figures unaltered.
- The Internet Vacancy Index counts advertisements appearing on a defined set of job boards. Vacancies never advertised online, or advertised only through an employer’s own site, are not in it. It is an indicator of advertising activity, not a measure of total Australian vacancies.