The news: The Seek Employment Report found job advertisements fell 1.2% month-on-month in December and were down 3.5% year-on-year. Applications per job ad declined 0.3%, indicating a sharper than usual year-end decline in job seeking activity.<\/p>\n
However, advertised salaries increased 0.3% month-on-month in December, with 2025 marking the most stable year for monthly advertised salary growth since the conception of the data series, according to the Seek Advertised Salary Index.<\/p>\n
The context: The report found Victoria led the monthly decline in job advertisements, down 1.4%, while Queensland was the most stable, falling just 0.1% month-on-month, supported by rising demand in government and defence, trades and services, and the construction sector.<\/p>\n
Consulting and strategy, along with human resources sector, recorded the strongest increase in job advertising in December, although growth remained subdued.<\/p>\n
Annual advertised salary growth accelerated in the second half of 2025, rising 3.8% year-on-year in December.<\/p>\n
What they said: “Hiring typically slows down ahead of the Christmas and New Year period and the 2025 slowdown was a little bigger than we\u2019ve seen historically. January traditionally brings renewed momentum into the employment market, as businesses reemerge from holiday mode,” Seek senior economist Blair Chapman said.<\/p>\n
“Whether the rebound in January is enough to see job ads trending up again will soon be seen.”<\/p>\n
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