You are in the best position to help us understand the skills needs of the industry, occupation or region you represent. The SPL provides the following ratings of the current labour market for occupations where sufficient data are available to make an assessment. Similarly, employers can still have difficulty recruiting for occupations that are not in shortage. While an occupation can be considered in shortage, it is still possible that job seekers can face significant competition for positions (due to the level of experience or specialisations required). Similarly, a rating of national shortage does not mean that employers in every geographical location have difficulty recruiting. The term metropolitan area refers to state and territory capital cities and regional refers to the rest of the state or territory.Īn occupation may be assessed as being in shortage even though not all specialisations are in shortage. Where there is evidence suggesting variation between metropolitan and regional locations this is reflected in the rating.
Ratings are provided nationally, and for each state and territory, where sufficient evidence is available. Taking account of all available information, a labour market rating is determined for each occupation.
