Slide 1 – Launceston Jobs Fair Presentation

Slide 2 – What’s happening in the Launceston region?

• While unemployment is high (7.3 per cent), there are still many opportunities.

• There are new jobs in growing industries.

• Many employers have vacancies.

• There are an increasing number of full-time jobs.

Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, January 2015; Department of Employment, administrative data, June 2014; ABS, Department of Employment, Survey of Employers’ Recruitment Experiences, Launceston ESA, May 2014

Slide 3 – How we can help

Where are the opportunities?

What are employers looking for?

What you can do to improve your chances of finding a job

Slide 4 – Recent full-time opportunities in Launceston

Slide 5 – Where the jobs are: Launceston’s largest industries

Notes

Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, November Quarter 2014 (Launceston and North East SA4) The largest employing industries in Launceston are Health Care and Social Assistance (12 per cent of total employment), Retail Trade (11 per cent), and Education and Training (10 per cent). Launceston also has a large proportion of people employed in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (7 per cent).

Slide 6 – Where the jobs will be in the future

Notes

Source: Department of Employment, Projections to November 2018 (Launceston and North East SA4) Projected employment growth is greatest over the next five years for the Health Care and Social Assistance industry (with 720,000 people employed), the Education and Training industry (with 660,000 people), and the Retail Trade industry (530,000 people). The Construction industry will have reduced in size by some 30,000 people.

Slide 7 – Jobs employers need to fill in Launceston (as of January 2015)

Sales Assistants Truck Drivers

Housekeepers (Accommodation industry) Bar Attendants and Baristas

Child Carers Clerks (Administration roles)

Wait Staff Meat, Poultry and Seafood Process Workers

Agricultural and Horticultural staff, including Crop Farm Workers

Source: Department of Employment, Survey of Employers’ Recruitment Experiences, Launceston ESA, May 2014

Slide 8 – Internet vacancies in Launceston are increasing

Internet vacancies increased during the year to January 2015 by 2 per cent. The

advertised occupations for which numbers have increased include:

Protective Service Workers

Hairdressers

Printing, Clothing and Wood Trades

Farm, Forestry and Garden Workers

and

Mobile Plant Operators.

Source: Department of Employment, Internet Vacancies, January 2015

Slide 9 - What are employers telling us?

Slide 10 – Level of competition you may face in Launceston

Notes

Source: Department of Employment, Survey of Employers’ Recruitment Experiences, Launceston ESA, May 2014 This slide shows the average number of total applicants, average number interviewed, and average number found suitable in Launceston. On average employers in Launceston received 9 applicants per vacancy. Of these applicants, on average only 3 were interviewed. Of these interviewed applicants, only 1 was considered suitable for the vacancy. The reason those applicants did not get an interview were: • Lack of relevant experience • Application poorly written/presented or not good enough • Applicant not available for required work hours • Insufficient qualifications or training

Slide 11 – Reasons you may have missed out on an interview

Slide 12 – Employability Skills and Personal Qualities

Slide 13 – Recruitment Methods

Notes

Source: Department of Employment, Survey of Employers’ Recruitment Experiences, Launceston ESA, May 2014 The other half (48 per cent) of recruiting employers used Informal methods ONLY to recruit for vacancies (i.e. Word of Mouth, Approached by job seeker).

Slide 14 – Work Experience

What about work experience? It can help you get a job…

The benefits include:

Gaining practical skills

Trying out a job/business

Learning what is expected of you

Demonstrating your commitment to work

Slide 15 – What employers are looking for in young people

Notes

Source: Department of Employment, Survey of Employers’ Recruitment Experiences, various regions, October 2013 to April 2014 This graph is based on employer responses from the Gladstone, Bundaberg-Hervey Bay, Central Victoria, Port Augusta - Whyalla - Port Pirie, Sydney West and Blue Mountains, Illawarra, Caboolture-Sunshine Coast and Tasmania regions between October 2013 and April 2014. Over half of employers (57 per cent) believed that improving employability skills would improve youth labour market outcomes, most particularly: • Attitude/motivation • Communication/teamwork • Reliability • Presentation A substantial proportion of employers (30 per cent) believed that work experience and further education or training would improve youth labour market outcomes, in particular: • Work experience • Education • Traineeships/Apprenticeships While a total of 3,142 employers were surveyed, the percentages reported in this graph are based on the 69 per cent who provided a response. Some responses were coded to multiple categories.

Slide 16 – Young people in Launceston should consider further education and training

Notes

Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing, 2011, (Launceston and North East SA4) There is a strong relationship between educational attainment and employment outcomes. For people aged 25 to 34 years in Launceston, there were high unemployment rates for those who had below year 12 education (13.0 per cent), those who have attained a Certificate Level I or II (13.1 per cent) and those who completed Year 12 without any further post-school qualification (9.0 per cent). Employment outcomes are better for those who have attained Certificate Levels III or higher (4.1 per cent unemployment rate). This emphasises the importance of post-school education in ensuring success in gaining employment.

Slide 17 – Where to find more information

Job Services Australia

Job Vacancies

Tasmanian Jobs Programme

Job Commitment Bonus

Relocation Assistance to Take Up a Job

Retrenchment Advice

Slide 18

This presentation will be published at www.employment.gov.au/regionalreports.

If you have questions about the presentation,

please contact the Recruitment Analysis and Employer Surveys section

on 1800 059 439 or email us at recruitmentsurveys@employment.gov.au.