Job vacancies have eased over 2025

• Job vacancies as a share of the Victorian labour force (as measured by the job vacancy rate) declined from its peak
  of 3.5% in August 2022 to 1.9% in August 2025.
• There were around 74,800 job vacancies in Victoria in August 2025, compared to 126,600 job vacancies in August 2022.
• Around 265,000 Victorians changed jobs over the year to February 2025, representing 7.1% of all employed people. Of people who changed jobs, 47.9% changed industry and 36.9% changed occupation.¹

¹ ABS, Job Mobility, February 2025.

• Over the September 2025 quarter, advertising, public relations and sales managers (1,500 online job advertisements per month) and contract, program and project administrators (1,300 advertisements) were the most advertised occupations.
• In general, online job advertisements for professional occupations and occupations in the health and education sectors featured prominently among the top occupations advertised.