The Manpower Employment Outlook Survey (MEOS) found strong employment prospects for Australia’s job seekers in its survey of 2,597 employers across the country, with about one third of those surveyed indicating hiring plans. Employers in all of the seven regions surveyed expect to add staff with Western Australia exhibiting the highest optimism for net employment outlook (+42 percent). The Northern Territory and Victoria also anticipate strong growth (+38 percent and +34 percent respectively), followed by Queensland (+28 percent), New South Wales (+26 percent), South Australia (+24 percent) and Tasmania (+19 percent). The industries which have the most optimism for adding new staff appear to be mining and construction (+39 percent), finance/insurance/real estate (+34 percent) and services (+33 percent). While hiring prospects in all sectors are positive, transportation/utilities (+28 percent) and public administration/education (+24 percent) both express less optimism than found in the previous year. The sector with the weakest job market appears to be manufacturing (+23 percent).

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