Australia Job Ads Slip the Most in 19 Months

2025-10-07 00:41 By Farida Husna 1 min. read

ANZ-Indeed Australian Job Ads fell 3.3% month-on-month in September 2025, a much steeper drop than the downwardly revised 0.3% decline in the previous month.

It was the third consecutive monthly decrease in job ads after holding broadly steady for over a year, marking the sharpest fall since February 2024 and adding to concerns about the labor market outlook.

“We find that the labor market has eased slightly in recent months, compared with the Reserve Bank of Australia’s view that conditions have been steady and stable,” said ANZ economist Aaron Luk.

Many retailers are already looking for Christmas staff, although hiring so far appears a little weaker than at the same point last year, according to Indeed Senior Economist Callam Pickering.

He added that fewer job ads occurred in September for education, management, and administrative assistance. On a yearly basis, job ads dipped 4.3%.



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