Browsing: Labour market trends

Higher compensation and jobs that align with employees' personal interests are standing out as attraction drivers for those considering a new employer, as development opportunities fall out of favour, Gartner research shows. read more

• Specialist recruiter wins international honours
  
• Little movement in recruiter salaries
  
• Under 40s most open to regional career opportunities read more

• Unemployment rate falls further, masking labour market weakness
  
• More grads drawn to public service jobs
  
• New-hire pay rates nudge higher read more

Financial incentives will be the key driver in what is set to be an extremely busy year for talent movement, research shows. read more

• Seek ads decline for fourth straight month
  
• Demand for executives stays "relatively healthy" read more

• Recruitment leader shortlisted in exec awards
  
• Third consecutive fall in internet vacancy index
  
• Mixed performance across manufacturing, construction and services jobs read more

There was a "significant decline" in job postings on employer and recruiter websites in August, marking the first fall in 14 months. Meanwhile the ANZ Job Ad Series has reported another drop and says further falls are likely. read more

• "People are falling out of the labour force": ABS
  
• Programmed targets 'grey nomads', students in hiring campaign
  
• Empresaria "too small" in APAC, says new CEO read more

• Senior promotions for Adcorp Holdings
  
• Seek ads dip further in July
  
• Seek adding recruiter ratings to job postings
  
• Labour hire workers' comp changes proposed for WA read more

Job postings on employer and recruiter websites hit another new record in July, although the rate of growth is slowing, according to the Hro2 Australian Job Index. read more