You get invited to a party. There are 20 Australians at the party who are completely representative of the labour market. The chances are you will meet three healthcare or social assistance workers at the party. Overwhelmingly they are likely to be female.
Probably they will be a nurse, an aged or disabled carer or a receptionist. Two of the party-poppers will be professionals or into science and technology. Be prepared to meet an accountant, a programmer or a solicitor. Two more will be sales assistants, retail managers or checkout operators. Another couple will be construction tradespeople or managers. More likely that not you’ll also meet two school teachers or education aides.
Who you are likely to meet will depend upon where the party is being held. In NSW, Victoria, or Queensland you are most likely to meet health and social assistance types, whereas if you are partying in the Northern Territory or the ACT, you are more likely to bump into public administration and safety people.
Most healthcare workers you will meet are likely to be women.
If any farmers rock up to the party, it is over two times more likely they will be livestock farmers than crop farmers. If you are thinking you might get to meet a film, TV or radio director, you are just about as likely to meet a librarian.
If your party mate left school in year 10 or before, they are over three times more likely to be unemployed than a graduate. Those with a diploma are half as likely to be unemployed compared to someone who left in Year 11.
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If you see a person engrossed in a report in the corner of the room at the party, leave them be. That will be me, reading the recently released National Careers Institute Australian Jobs 2022 report from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. This annual publication is a useful resource for jobseekers and others interested in labour market trends.
The report contains some surprises. For instance, 72 per cent of jobs are advertised on recruitment or company websites. Only 24 per cent of jobs are currently advertised on social media. Is it just me that thinks these stats are lower than expected?
Word of mouth is just 29 per cent, and one traditional way of finding out about opportunities is even lower, with newspapers at 4 per cent.
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