Job ads for advertising and media sectors fall

Tim Burrowes

December 8, 2009 4:06

Online job ads for the advertising and media sectors fell during November compared to the previous month, while other sectors enjoyed double digit growth.

According to the Olivier Job Index’s Australian Market Report, internet ads for advertising and media jobs fell 1.7 per cent in November compared to October, while annually it fell 27.7 per cent.

Healthcare was the only other sector to see a slight monthly fall, down 0.3 per cent.

Meanwhile, job ads for sales, marketing and customer service rose 1.7 per cent month on month, despite falling 31.9 per cent year on year.

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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.