Data on the number of job vacancies was released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday revealing that on a seasonally adjusted basis the national figure stood at 154,000 in August, up by 11 per cent from the corresponding quarter last year. However, this represented a 0.8 per cent fall from the last quarterly numbers released in May of this year. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/feed/latest?story=15381 en-AU Copyright 2026 Financial Standard 5