Great news for job seekers

Recent stats released by SEEK for January 2022, show positive news for job seekers looking to take the next move in their careers.

National job ads are up 40% for Jan 2022 vs Jan 2021 and up 37% vs 2019 (pre-COVID). The job market in Victoria is looking particularly strong with an increase of 47% for Jan year on year, followed closely by New South Wales with an increase of 45% and Queensland’s job ads increasing 38%. ACT showed the lowest growth of 12% vs Jan last year.

And another bonus for job seekers, applications per role are down a massive 50% on average.

source: SEEK employment dashboard Jan 2022