May 2017 Report

• In April the Labourforce / Impex TL&SC Job Index fell a surprising 7.6%
• Part of this can be attributed to three days lost to Easter and ANZAC day as well as school holidays
• Permanent job opportunities fell a whopping 10.2% wiping out a short-lived Bull Run in early 2017
• Temporary and Contract opportunities fell just 1.7%
• All states and territories fell in April with the Mining and Resource states faring particularly poorly
• The largest falls were seen in white collar occupations – TL&SC Management fell 10% while Clerical vacancies fell 6.7%
• Conversely Air, Sea and Rail Transport job opportunities fell just 2.7%
• Demand in Retail and Wholesale fell sharply. Mining, Utilities and Construction was also hard hit