The ANZ has released its job advertising figures for April, finding the total number of job advertisements have fallen 3.1 per cent in April after rising 0.7 per cent in March, meaning the results are about 1.7 per cent lower than the April 2011 level.

 

The results show that despite a continued weakness across all states and territories, except the NT, the mining states are continuing to show stronger labour conditions, with Queensland also enjoying a strong market.

 

The release of the data coincides with the ABS publishing unemployment details, which found a 0.2 per cent drop in the unemployment rate to 4.9 per cent.

 

The report can be found here