In a survey conducted in Australia in September 2023, 55 percent of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) reported that they had job vacancies that they were trying to fill. The share of SMEs that reported job vacancies fluctuated over the 12 months preceding September 2023.
Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that think it is more difficult to fill job roles than it was 12 months earlier in Australia from February 2022 to September 2023
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Key decision makers/influencers at small and medium enterprises from all industry sectors across Australia responded to the survey. Data is weighted to reflect the distribution by industry, number of employees, and state.
Supplementary notes
Businesses with between 1-500 employees included in sample.
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fifth quadrant. (September 30, 2023). Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that think it is more difficult to fill job roles than it was 12 months earlier in Australia from February 2022 to September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375948/australia-monthly-share-of-smes-finding-it-harder-to-fill-jobs-than-before-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
fifth quadrant. "Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that think it is more difficult to fill job roles than it was 12 months earlier in Australia from February 2022 to September 2023." Chart. September 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375948/australia-monthly-share-of-smes-finding-it-harder-to-fill-jobs-than-before-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
fifth quadrant. (2023). Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that think it is more difficult to fill job roles than it was 12 months earlier in Australia from February 2022 to September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375948/australia-monthly-share-of-smes-finding-it-harder-to-fill-jobs-than-before-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
fifth quadrant. "Share of Small and Medium Enterprises (Smes) That Think It Is More Difficult to Fill Job Roles than It Was 12 Months Earlier in Australia from February 2022 to September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375948/australia-monthly-share-of-smes-finding-it-harder-to-fill-jobs-than-before-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
fifth quadrant, Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that think it is more difficult to fill job roles than it was 12 months earlier in Australia from February 2022 to September 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375948/australia-monthly-share-of-smes-finding-it-harder-to-fill-jobs-than-before-the-coronavirus-pandemic/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that think it is more difficult to fill job roles than it was 12 months earlier in Australia from February 2022 to September 2023 [Graph], fifth quadrant, September 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1375948/australia-monthly-share-of-smes-finding-it-harder-to-fill-jobs-than-before-the-coronavirus-pandemic/