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The epidemic has hit the job market in Australia, and job advertisements are on a cliff

2019-nCoV Special
Source: xkb.com.au
[Economic News]     09 Apr 2020
Job ads have suffered the biggest drop in history-the worst time to find a job because of the new crown-pneumonia crisis, with many businesses shut down, not only sharply rising unemployment, but also 65 per cent more than a year ago. Data provided by the recruitment website SEEK, is the number of job advertisements in the first week of 2019 is 100, which is used as a benchmark for comparison.
The epidemic has hit the job market in Australia, and job advertisements are on a cliff

The highest ever fall in job advertisements

As a result of the new crown pneumonia crisis, this is the worst time to find a job, many businesses shut down, not only the sharp increase in unemployment, the recruitment of new jobs advertising plummeted 65% than a year ago.

Data provided by the recruitment website SEEK, is the first week of 2019 in the first week of 2019 is 100, which is used as a benchmark for comparison.

New-state job ads fell the worst, down 72%, followed by virginia, down 67%.

The initial response to the outbreak was a slow decline, but it plunged 13% in the first week of March, but the decline has slowed in the past two weeks.

The hardest hit industries are sports and entertainment and media, and advertising for new jobs has almost disappeared from the same period last year. The mineral industry and the health-care industry experienced the lowest decline.

During the week ending April 5,2019, job advertisements in major industries fell as follows:

Sports and entertainment industry plummeted 98 per cent; advertising, art and media industry plummeted 86 per cent; administration and office support industries plummeted 85 per cent; hotels, catering and tourism plunged 84 per cent; marketing and consumer products fell 84 per cent; retail and consumer products fell 80 per cent; marketing and communications fell 80 per cent; human resources and recruitment fell 79 per cent; consultants and strategy fell 79 per cent; education and training fell 78 per cent; real estate fell 76 per cent; telephone service and customer services 75 per cent; industrial design and architectural design fell 74 per cent; accounting fell 72 per cent; and accounting fell 72 per cent; The law sector fell 67 per cent; trade and services fell 67 per cent; manufacturing, transport and warehousing services fell 65 per cent; construction 64 per cent; mechanical engineering 60 per cent; banking and financial services 59 per cent; science and technology 59 per cent; information and communications technology 55 per cent; individual government and defence 53 per cent; insurance and retirement provident fund 48 per cent; social services and development 46 per cent; agriculture, animal and environmental services 39 per cent; health care and medicine 39 per cent; mineral, resources and energy 30 per cent. A total drop of 65 per cent.

Kendra Banks, head of Australia and New Zealand at SEEK website, said that despite falling job advertisements in all sectors of the country, the following sectors are still urgently recruiting skilled and unskilled workers to take on special jobs:

:: Health care: nurse ,live a retired life hospital nurses, general medical workers, psychologists, counsellors and social workers.

:: Retail: personnel essential to the supply chain, such as shelf workers, delivery drivers, supply chain managers and warehouse managers.

Manufacturing: Some factories need more workers to meet the additional demand for household necessities.

:: Computer digital professionals: The massive shift from working at home implies the need for software developers and cyber security specialists.

:: Family support: nannies and tutors are popular when parents seek other help in home care and education.

:: Customer support: telephone centre operators and managers and customer support staff.

:: Minerals and resources: roles such as diesel engine fitters, car electricians, truck drivers and mechanical operators.

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