Spike in job ads inspite of traditionally quiet Christmas period

Tim Burrowes

January 5, 2010 3:20

Online job ads for the advertising and media sectors enjoyed a 18.5 per cent hike during December, reversing the 1.7 per cent fall it experienced the previous month.

The latest national figures from the Olivier Job Index revealed that employer demand was strongest in New South Wales, Victoria, West Australia and Tasmania.

The growth has come during the traditionally quiet Christmas period. Some are attributing the shift as a sign that businesses are gaining more confidence in the recovery of the economy.

In NSW, the number of job ads rose 2.5 per cent during December, while in Victoria it rose 1.4 per cent.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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1 COMMENTS

D 6 Jan 10

I wonder how many jobs that actually translates into when you consider that multiple recruitment agencies will advertise the same role across multiple online job sites?

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