Internet job ads drop 7% in April

Job advertisements on the internet fell by seven per cent last month, new federal government figures show.

The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations’ internet vacancy index was 81.4 points in April, which was down from March and also 14.7 per cent lower from a year ago.

Vacancies decreased in all eight occupational groups monitored by the department, the figures released on Wednesday show.

The biggest fall was for professional vacancies, which tumbled nine per cent, followed by a 7.9 per cent decline in clerical and administrative vacancies.

Vacancies also declined in all states and territories, led by a 13.9 per cent drop in the Northern Territory and a 11.4 per cent fall in the ACT.

The ACT also recorded the largest annual decline in advertisements, slumping by 31.2 per cent.

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