[cobran20]

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economy is slowly tightening up - vacancies down 3.2% for the last 12 months:

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NOVEMBER KEY POINTS


TREND ESTIMATES

Total job vacancies in November 2011 were 182,200, a decrease of 0.8% from August 2011.
The number of job vacancies in the private sector was 164,900 in November 2011, a decrease of 0.7% from August 2011.
The number of job vacancies in the public sector was 17,200 in November 2011, a decrease of 1.2% from August 2011.

[mattau]

could the decrease in jobs for november actually be a seasonal thing? i.e. businesses slowing down due to the end of the year

I understand retail would pick up more in Nov/Dec due to holiday season, but seems that many other businesses slow down during this time

What do you think?

[cobran20]

mattau, on 11 January 2012 - 02:16 PM, said:

could the decrease in jobs for november actually be a seasonal thing? i.e. businesses slowing down due to the end of the year

I understand retail would pick up more in Nov/Dec due to holiday season, but seems that many other businesses slow down during this time

What do you think?

It could be seasonal thing as I know very well that it is very hard to look for work between late November and early Feb, as decision makers are on holidays. The other indicator I look at is the DEEWR Monthly Leading Indicator of Employment. It is showing signs that employment opportunities may improve in coming months.