Australia job advertisements dip 1.5pc in March: ANZ

Australian job advertisements in newspapers and on the Internet pulled back in March to end two months of gains, suggesting firms are still cautious on hiring despite evidence of a revival in consumer demand.

A survey by Australia and New Zealand Banking Group showed total job advertisements fell a seasonally adjusted 1.5 per cent in March, from February when they increased by 3 per cent. Job ads of 138,651 were down 17 per cent on March last year, but still up for the first quarter as a whole.

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