Top Hiring Industries

The top 10 (in descending order) industries hiring in the March 2023 Quarter are:

Administration & Office Support 1 6

Trades & Services

Health & Medical 2 7

Hospitality & Tourism

Education & Training 3 8

Transport & Logistics

Manufacturing Community Services 4 9

Customer Service & Call Centre 5 10

Retail

• The percentage of our customers finding work in the Trades and Services industry has risen from 30% to 33% of total employment instances. It continues as the largest employment industry for those coming from an unemployed background.

• Education and Training moved up into the Top 10, taking the place of Agriculture, Animals and Conservation which dropped out this quarter.

• The percentage of new Hospitality & Tourism roles reduced from 12.5% to 10.3%. This aligns with seasonally high December holiday activity and a likely fall back in travel in the March Quarter which could also be attributed to cost of living pressures.

• As expected, new Retail jobs reduced significantly following the Christmas and Boxing Day rush, from 12.1% in the December 2022 Quarter to 6.8% in the March 2023 Quarter.

• Overall, we found that new employment/job numbers fell 19.5% from the December 2022 Quarter to the March 2023 Quarter. This highlights that there are fewer new jobs for those requiring the assistance of unemployment benefits, and many of the jobs available are only shortterm in duration.