‘Influx’ of workers relieve hard-hit industries as job ads trend down

A cafe owner says she is now getting 20 to 30 applicants for a job ad. Photo: Getty

Almost a year since Australia’s borders reopened, the latest job ads data shows the scramble for workers is slowing down.

Seek data for November shows national job ads fell almost -5 per cent from the month before, and an -8.2 per cent change from the same time last year.