Demand for skilled workers remains strong, with job advertisements posted on the internet at their highest level since July 2008 and prior to the global financial crisis.
Preliminary National Skills Commission figures released on Monday show job ads rose by a further 3.7 per cent in March to 282,400.
Over the year, jobs ads were 24.1 per cent higher, while they were a staggering 67.8 per cent above pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels.
