Post by Banjo on Jan 14, 2012 15:11:47 GMT 7
Five in race for every job vacancy
FIVE job-seekers are vying for each job vacancy in SA, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show.
It is almost double the number of people for each vacant position than a year earlier, when there were 2.8 unemployed people per job vacancy.
CareerOne analysis of the latest ABS data finds the state's ratio between unemployed people and job vacancies is the second highest in the nation, with only Tasmania having more jobseekers (6.2) for each vacant position.
WA is where jobseekers have the best chance of securing work in Australia, with just 1.5 job-seekers for every position vacant.
Nationally, 3.2 jobseekers were chasing each job vacancy, compared to 3.0 in 2010.
A decline in the number of job vacancies caused the ratio between job-seekers and jobs to shrink in the 12 months to November, when 8600 job vacancies were recorded compared with 16,600 a year earlier.
Jobs Statewide chief executive Wendy-Jayne Williams said job-seekers were finding the employment market increasingly competitive.
She said they must be skilled for the business and industry to be hired. "Employers are in a strong position to pick and choose from a wider range of candidates for each vacancy," she said.
"The lead-up to and across Christmas and New Year is always a harder time for jobseekers to find ongoing employment as businesses and organisations shut down over the holiday period."
She said job-seekers should ensure they were as job ready as possible before they applied for a vacancy by having the qualifications and skills needed for the role, relevant work experience and a strong understanding of the business and industry.
Joseph Owen, 31, started full-time work in the dairy section at Coles in Port Adelaide in December after completing Mission Australia's Indigenous Employment Program.
It gives indigenous job-seekers pre-vocational training, support and a mentor to help them get hired and stay in work.
Mr Owen said it was hard to compete with other job-seekers but the 10-week training course helped him get the retail skills he needed to stand out from the crowd.
www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/five-in-race-for-every-job-vacancy/story-e6frea83-1226243979369
FIVE job-seekers are vying for each job vacancy in SA, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show.
It is almost double the number of people for each vacant position than a year earlier, when there were 2.8 unemployed people per job vacancy.
CareerOne analysis of the latest ABS data finds the state's ratio between unemployed people and job vacancies is the second highest in the nation, with only Tasmania having more jobseekers (6.2) for each vacant position.
WA is where jobseekers have the best chance of securing work in Australia, with just 1.5 job-seekers for every position vacant.
Nationally, 3.2 jobseekers were chasing each job vacancy, compared to 3.0 in 2010.
A decline in the number of job vacancies caused the ratio between job-seekers and jobs to shrink in the 12 months to November, when 8600 job vacancies were recorded compared with 16,600 a year earlier.
Jobs Statewide chief executive Wendy-Jayne Williams said job-seekers were finding the employment market increasingly competitive.
She said they must be skilled for the business and industry to be hired. "Employers are in a strong position to pick and choose from a wider range of candidates for each vacancy," she said.
"The lead-up to and across Christmas and New Year is always a harder time for jobseekers to find ongoing employment as businesses and organisations shut down over the holiday period."
She said job-seekers should ensure they were as job ready as possible before they applied for a vacancy by having the qualifications and skills needed for the role, relevant work experience and a strong understanding of the business and industry.
Joseph Owen, 31, started full-time work in the dairy section at Coles in Port Adelaide in December after completing Mission Australia's Indigenous Employment Program.
It gives indigenous job-seekers pre-vocational training, support and a mentor to help them get hired and stay in work.
Mr Owen said it was hard to compete with other job-seekers but the 10-week training course helped him get the retail skills he needed to stand out from the crowd.
www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/five-in-race-for-every-job-vacancy/story-e6frea83-1226243979369
