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flag Australian job vacancies fell 2.7% to 327,200 in Q3 2025, signaling a cooling labor market.

flag Job vacancies in Australia fell 2.7% to 327,200 in the three months ending August 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, marking a cooling labor market. flag The decline was driven by a 3.4% drop in private sector openings, while public sector vacancies rose 2.2% for the fourth straight quarter. flag The unemployment-to-vacancy ratio increased to 2.0, the highest since February 2021. flag Vacancies declined across 11 industries, with finance, construction, and mining seeing sharp drops, while retail and wholesale posted gains. flag Year-over-year, vacancies fell 1.5%, a much smaller drop than the previous year’s 16.9%. flag Despite the recent decline, vacancies remain 44% above pre-pandemic levels.

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