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Australia's Hiring Market in August 2026
Australia's national recruitment rate rose to 50% in August 2026, up 6 percentage points from July and unchanged from the same month last year. Difficulty finding staff also increased, with 45% of recruiting employers reporting difficulty, up 2 percentage points on the month and 5 percentage points on the year. Staffing expectations improved too, with 20% of employers expecting to increase headcount in the next three months, up 3 percentage points from July, though still down 5 points from a year ago.
A separate REOS Spotlight report covers IT-specific trends, read more here.
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