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Discover Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme data
The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme helps to fill labour gaps in rural and regional Australia and nationally for agriculture and select agriculture-related food product manufacturing sectors.
The PALM scheme allows eligible Australian businesses to hire reliable and productive workers from 9 Pacific islands and Timor-Leste when there are not enough local workers available.
PALM scheme data is available, including:
- worker participation, including by state, industry and country of origin
- PALM scheme employer participation and status.
Jobs and Skills Australia
Jobs and Skills Australia will provide independent advice and establish genuine tripartite partnerships with state and territory Governments, industry, business peaks, unions and training providers to ensure the training system is fit for purpose and to address the skills crisis in this country. Jobs and Skills Australia will:
- Start responding to the critical and evolving skills needs that workers and employers are facing.
- Bring together national leadership and expertise, and cutting-edge data analytic capability.
- Play an active role in workforce planning to provide a long-term view of Australia’s workforce needs.
Employment research
Find research on Australian employment trends.
- See research reports
- Learn about employment in Australia
Employment services evaluation
Employment services evaluations aim to assess whether program and policy outcomes are being delivered as intended, and generate evidence to inform decision-making and continuous program improvement.
- Find evaluations
Learn about job options and trends
Labour Market Insights can help you learn about occupations and trends in the Australian jobs market.
- Research more than 1000 different types of jobs
- Learn about the skills needed in different jobs
- Understand what types of jobs are in your area
Discover employment data
The Labour Market Insights website provides resources to help you understand your local labour market. You'll be able to find:
- Employment data for more than 80 regions
- Data on occupation trends and vacancies
- Future workforce projections
- Insights from business including skills shortages, recruitment trends and labour market advice
Discover employment services data
The Employment Services Data website provides resources to help you understand the operation of the Workforce Australia employment service. You'll be able to find:
- point in time and trend data about the people who participate in the Workforce Australia program
- data about the operation of the Targeted Compliance Framework
Discover participant survey data
Reports using survey data helps understand participant employment outcomes and their experience in Workforce Australia employment services. You'll be able to find:
- employment and education outcomes for Workforce Australia participants
- participant satisfaction results
- participant experience while using the Workforce Australia Online platform
- data about participant experience while participating in an activity
- Self-Employment Assistance participant experience