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LABOUR MARKET DATA
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace
Relations (DEEWR) Sources of Labour Market Data
The Labour Market Research and Analysis Branch has a range of labour market data on
employment, unemployment, employment by industry and occupation, skill shortages, vacancies and
regional labour markets. Much of this information is publicly available on the DEEWR website, or on
our other websites:
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www.deewr.gov.au/lmip
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www.joboutlook.gov.au
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www.skillsinfo.gov.au
The Australian Jobs publication
www.deewr.gov.au/AustralianJobs
This publication brings together up-to-date information about jobs, including a guide to the
occupations and industries in which Australians work. It highlights jobs with good prospects, as well
as employment and training opportunities.
DEEWR industry employment reports
http://deewr.gov.au/lmip/default.aspx?LMIP/Publications/IndustryReports
These reports provide an outline of employment trends, characteristics and prospects for selected
industries.
Skill shortages
http://www.deewr.gov.au/skillshortages
This information is about shortages in 'skilled' occupations, including trades labour markets (with data
available from a couple of decades ago). This is based on DEEWR's own ongoing skill shortage
research and consideration of a range of supply and demand data such as training figures, industry
activity, graduate outcomes and vacancy trends. This research underpins the National Skills Needs
List used for some Australian Apprenticeship initiatives and is also provided to Skills Australia for
consideration in their development of the Skilled Occupation List for migration. Information published
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includes detailed analysis of trades clusters (such as construction trades, electrotechnology,
engineering and automotive trades), as well as lists of skill shortages for Australia and each state and
territory, and individual occupation reports.
The monthly DEEWR Vacancy Report
http://deewr.gov.au/lmip/default.aspx?LMIP/VacancyReport
This report contains the Internet Vacancy Index (IVI) which is based on a count of online vacancies
newly lodged on SEEK, My Career, CareerOne and Australian JobSearch. Vacancies are coded by
DEEWR to around 350 occupations. Data are available at the national, state and regional level.
The Small Area Labour Markets publication
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Employment/LMI/Pages/SALM.aspx
This publication contains quarterly estimates of unemployment rates, unemployment levels and
labour force for approximately 1400 Statistical Local Areas across Australia, and is the only source of
unemployment rate estimates at the small area level other than the five yearly ABS Census of
Population and Housing.
The Australian Regional Labour Markets publication
http://www.deewr.gov.au/Employment/LMI/Pages/ARLM.aspx
This publication presents quarterly employment, unemployment, unemployment rate, participation
rate and employment rate data for the 80 ABS labour force regions, based on data from the ABS
Labour Force Survey.
Surveys of Employers' Recruitment Experiences
www.deewr.gov.au/regionalreports<http://www.deewr.gov.au/regionalreports
The results of DEEWR's Surveys of Employers' Recruitment Experiences provide up-to-date
information on employers' recent and expected demand for skills and labour in selected regions. The
information can be used to identify industries and occupations where employment opportunities may
exist for job seekers, and to gain an improved understanding of labour supply and demand issues
affecting the region.
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Employment projections
http://deewr.gov.au/lmip/default.aspx?LMIP/Publications/IndustryEmploymentProjections
DEEWR's annual Employment Projections provide employment projections by industry, occupation
and region for the following five-year period.
The Labour Market Research and Analysis Branch is responsible for these websites:
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The Labour Market Information Portal http://www.deewr.gov.au/lmip provides up-todate information about local labour markets, including unemployment and participation
rates, employment by industry and occupation, and Centrelink and Job Services
Australia customer populations.
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The Job Outlook website http://www.joboutlook.gov.au provides data on employment,
hours worked, earnings, and future job prospects for 353 individual occupations.
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The Skillsinfo website http://www.skillsinfo.gov.au provides comprehensive data on
industry employment trends and industry prospects.
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