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Launceston and North East job market report

Online job ads, monthly unemployment, employment by occupation, people in employment services, pay, longer-term ABS trends and the jobs on ViewJobs in Launceston and North East, from Jobs and Skills Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, and the Australian Taxation Office. Every figure is numbered and sourced.

Latest data
JSA September 2026; ABS Regional Labour Force September 2026; JSA NERO September 2026; DEWR June 2026; ATO 2023–24; ABS 2023 to 2025 and the 2021 Census
Updated
27 October 2026
Area
ABS SA4 602 Launceston and North East
Sources
JSA, ABS, DEWR, ATO and ViewJobs

Key findings

  1. Steady: online job ads in Launceston and North East were down 1.2% on a year earlier, from 867 to 857 a month in the three months to September 2026.

    Over the same year, ads were down 4.3% across Tasmania and up 0.6% across Australia.[1][2]

    Section 1: Job ads and demand →

  2. Sales assistants and salespersons had the most online ads, 75 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by medical practitioners and nurses (66) and general-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists (61).

    Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood trades rose fastest, up 60.0%.[1]

    Section 2: Which jobs are in demand →

  3. The unemployment rate in Launceston and North East was 5.0% in September 2026, against 5.1% across Tasmania.

    A year earlier it was 4.2%. These are the ABS's modelled estimates for the month, not seasonally adjusted.[3][4]

    Section 3: Unemployment and participation, monthly →

  4. 5,540 people in Launceston and North East were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 5.7% on a year earlier.

    70.5% of them had been in employment services for 12 months or more.[5]

    Section 5: Job seekers in employment services →
Unemployment rate
5.0%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.8 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
75,819
ABS, September 2026 · down 2.2% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month
857
JSA, September 2026 · down 1.2% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
5,540
DEWR, June 2026 · up 5.7% since June 2025[5]

1 Job ads and demand

Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads.

Launceston and North East
−1.2%
857 ads a month[1]
Tasmania
−4.3%
the sum of its areas[1][2]
Australia
+0.6%
the sum of every area[1][2]

Change in online job ads, the three months to September 2026 against a year earlier.

Figure 1.1: Online job ads a month, Launceston and North EastThree-month average, October 2023 to September 2026.
7008009001k1.1k1.2kJan 2024Sep 2024May 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026Launceston and North EastLaunceston and North East, Sep 2026: 857857

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online job ads a month, Launceston and North East
MonthOnline job ads a month
October 20231,026
November 2023987
December 2023895
January 2024925
February 20241,014
March 20241,105
April 20241,047
May 20241,002
June 2024931
July 2024923
August 2024851
September 2024901
October 2024903
November 2024944
December 2024866
January 2025878
February 2025813
March 2025868
April 2025795
May 2025807
June 2025787
July 2025822
August 2025834
September 2025867
October 2025876
November 2025845
December 2025775
January 2026802
February 2026838
March 2026918
April 2026854
May 2026834
June 2026785
July 2026819
August 2026825
September 2026857

2 Which jobs are in demand

Online job ads by occupation group (ANZSCO sub-major groups), the three months to September 2026 against a year earlier.

Figure 2.1: Change in online job ads by occupation, Launceston and North EastThe 12 occupation groups with the most ads, fastest-rising first. Groups with fewer than 5 ads a month now or a year earlier are left out; the table lists all 48.
Corporate managers: +31.3%Corporate managers+31.3%Drivers and storepersons: +18.9%Drivers and storepersons+18.9%Hospitality, retail and service managers: +16.7%Hospitality, retail and service managers+16.7%Automotive and engineering trades: +16.1%Automotive and engineering trades+16.1%Sales assistants and salespersons: +15.4%Sales assistants and salespersons+15.4%Other labourers: +6.9%Other labourers+6.9%Legal, social and welfare professionals: +4.2%Legal, social and welfare professionals+4.2%Carers and aides: +4.1%Carers and aides+4.1%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals: −2.0%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals−2.0%Cleaners and laundry workers: −8.3%Cleaners and laundry workers−8.3%Medical practitioners and nurses: −8.3%Medical practitioners and nurses−8.3%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists: −9.0%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists−9.0%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Change in online job ads by occupation, Launceston and North East
Occupation groupAds a month, September 2026A year earlierChange
Sales assistants and salespersons7565+15.4%
Medical practitioners and nurses6672−8.3%
General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists6167−9.0%
Carers and aides5149+4.1%
Legal, social and welfare professionals5048+4.2%
Health diagnostic and therapy professionals4849−2.0%
Drivers and storepersons4437+18.9%
Automotive and engineering trades3631+16.1%
Other labourers3129+6.9%
Hospitality, retail and service managers2824+16.7%
Cleaners and laundry workers2224−8.3%
Corporate managers2116+31.3%
Hospitality workers2122−4.5%
Sales representatives and agents1815+20.0%
Business, finance and human resource professionals1716+6.3%
Food trades1720−15.0%
Farm, forestry and garden workers1618−11.1%
Construction, production and distribution managers1519−21.1%
Construction trades1512+25.0%
Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades1512+25.0%
Other clerical and administrative workers1514+7.1%
Health and welfare support workers1318−27.8%
Engineering, ICT and science technicians1219−36.8%
Sports, travel and personal service workers11110.0%
Office managers, administrators and secretaries1013−23.1%
Mobile plant operators10100.0%
Factory process workers108+25.0%
Education professionals96+50.0%
Science professionals and veterinarians98+12.5%
Machine and stationary plant operators910−10.0%
Hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood trades85+60.0%
Numerical clerks814−42.9%
Engineers712−41.7%
Skilled animal and horticultural workers65+20.0%
Food preparation assistants610−40.0%
Health, education, ICT and other managers56−16.7%
Information professionals5fewer than 5n/a
Jewellers, arts and other trades workers56−16.7%
Arts and media professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Clerical and office support workers, couriersfewer than 55n/a
Sales support workersfewer than 56n/a
Construction and mining labourersfewer than 58n/a
Farmers and farm managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
ICT professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Sales, marketing & public relations professionalsfewer than 55n/a
Transport and design professionals, and architectsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Protective service workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Chief executives, managing directors & legislatorsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a

3 Unemployment and participation, monthly

Monthly unemployment and participation in Launceston and North East, from the ABS's Regional Labour Force, to September 2026.

Figure 3.1: Unemployment rate, Launceston and North East, from January 2019Share of the labour force unemployed each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against Tasmania and Australia.
  • Launceston and North East
  • Tasmania
  • Australia
2%4%6%8%10%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Launceston and North EastLaunceston and North East, Sep 2026: 5.0%5.0%TasmaniaTasmania, Sep 2026: 5.1%5.1%AustraliaAustralia, Sep 2026: 4.6%4.6%

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

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Figure 3.2: Participation rate, Launceston and North East, from January 2019Share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against Tasmania and Australia.
  • Launceston and North East
  • Tasmania
  • Australia
55%60%65%70%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Launceston and North EastLaunceston and North East, Sep 2026: 59.8%59.8%TasmaniaTasmania, Sep 2026: 59.6%59.6%AustraliaAustralia, Sep 2026: 66.5%66.5%

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

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Figure 3.3: Employed people, Launceston and North East, indexed to January 2019 = 100Employed people each month as an index, January 2019 = 100, against Tasmania and Australia, so places of different size share one scale.
  • Launceston and North East
  • Tasmania
  • Australia

Index (Jan 2019 = 100)

90100110120Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Launceston and North EastLaunceston and North East, Sep 2026: 110.9110.9TasmaniaTasmania, Sep 2026: 110.4110.4AustraliaAustralia, Sep 2026: 117.4117.4

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

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Figure 3.4: Youth unemployment (15–24) and all ages, Launceston and North EastThe unemployment rate each month among people aged 15 to 24, against all ages, January 2019 to September 2026.
  • Aged 15–24
  • All ages
0%5%10%15%20%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Aged 15–24Aged 15–24, Sep 2026: 11.3%11.3%All agesAll ages, Sep 2026: 5.0%5.0%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Numbers for Figures 3.1 to 3.4: Labour force each month, Launceston and North East, January 2019 to September 2026Every month and every line the figures above chart. The ABS publishes the full monthly series from January 2012.[3]

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

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Unemployment and participation rates
MonthUnemployment rate, Launceston and North EastUnemployment rate, TasmaniaUnemployment rate, AustraliaParticipation rate, Launceston and North EastParticipation rate, TasmaniaParticipation rate, Australia
January 20197.3%7.3%5.4%60.0%60.4%65.1%
February 20197.3%7.1%5.4%61.0%61.3%66.1%
March 20196.8%6.9%5.4%60.2%60.7%65.8%
April 20196.7%6.9%5.3%60.8%61.3%65.9%
May 20196.2%6.3%5.1%60.3%60.6%66.1%
June 20196.5%6.7%5.1%60.2%60.6%65.9%
July 20196.1%6.4%5.2%59.7%60.3%65.8%
August 20196.4%6.7%5.3%59.9%60.4%65.7%
September 20196.0%6.1%5.1%60.1%60.5%65.8%
October 20195.5%5.7%5.1%59.9%60.4%65.5%
November 20195.7%5.8%4.8%60.8%61.2%65.7%
December 20195.4%5.6%4.8%61.4%61.8%66.2%
January 20206.2%6.2%5.7%60.6%61.3%65.2%
February 20205.3%5.2%5.5%61.5%62.1%66.2%
March 20205.0%5.1%5.5%60.5%61.1%65.8%
April 20205.9%6.1%6.4%59.5%60.0%63.4%
May 20206.5%6.3%6.9%57.4%57.6%62.5%
June 20207.0%6.9%7.2%58.9%59.1%63.8%
July 20206.9%6.4%7.3%60.0%60.1%64.3%
August 20206.9%6.5%6.8%60.8%60.8%64.4%
September 20208.2%7.5%6.7%60.8%60.6%64.4%
October 20208.4%7.6%6.7%61.0%60.7%65.1%
November 20207.9%7.5%6.3%61.5%61.4%65.6%
December 20207.4%6.9%6.2%61.5%61.6%66.1%
January 20217.0%6.4%6.8%60.8%60.8%65.1%
February 20216.4%6.0%6.3%62.0%62.2%66.3%
March 20216.2%6.0%6.0%62.0%62.2%66.2%
April 20216.3%6.1%5.6%61.7%61.8%65.7%
May 20215.5%5.6%5.0%61.4%61.8%66.2%
June 20214.7%4.7%4.9%61.1%61.5%66.0%
July 20215.1%4.9%4.7%61.3%61.6%65.7%
August 20215.5%5.5%4.6%61.2%61.6%64.7%
September 20214.9%4.7%4.6%61.2%61.4%64.2%
October 20215.0%4.8%5.0%61.2%61.4%64.3%
November 20215.2%4.9%4.3%61.8%62.0%65.9%
December 20214.0%3.9%4.0%61.4%61.7%66.4%
January 20224.0%4.0%4.5%60.0%60.3%65.2%
February 20223.8%4.0%4.4%62.1%62.5%66.8%
March 20224.2%4.4%4.2%61.6%61.9%66.4%
April 20223.8%4.0%3.9%60.9%61.3%66.2%
May 20224.4%4.4%3.9%61.8%62.1%66.7%
June 20224.3%4.4%3.5%61.1%61.4%66.6%
July 20223.7%3.9%3.4%60.6%60.9%66.2%
August 20224.7%5.0%3.5%60.9%61.3%66.2%
September 20224.2%4.3%3.5%61.5%61.9%66.2%
October 20223.7%3.9%3.3%61.6%62.0%66.2%
November 20223.5%3.5%3.3%62.5%62.9%66.8%
December 20223.3%3.5%3.3%62.3%62.9%67.0%
January 20234.4%4.4%4.0%61.0%61.4%65.6%
February 20233.6%3.7%3.9%61.8%62.0%67.0%
March 20234.2%4.2%3.8%63.6%63.9%66.9%
April 20233.8%3.9%3.8%62.5%62.7%66.6%
May 20234.0%4.2%3.5%62.4%62.9%67.1%
June 20233.4%3.6%3.4%61.5%61.9%66.8%
July 20234.7%5.0%3.6%60.9%61.6%66.5%
August 20234.7%4.9%3.7%61.3%62.0%66.4%
September 20234.0%4.3%3.5%61.7%62.3%66.2%
October 20233.8%4.0%3.6%60.7%61.2%66.6%
November 20233.6%3.5%3.6%61.3%61.6%67.1%
December 20232.9%3.3%3.8%62.0%62.6%67.1%
January 20244.9%4.9%4.5%60.4%60.7%65.7%
February 20244.2%4.4%4.0%61.0%61.4%67.3%
March 20243.6%3.7%4.1%61.0%61.4%66.9%
April 20243.7%3.9%4.2%60.7%61.2%66.8%
May 20243.8%4.0%3.9%61.2%61.7%67.1%
June 20243.6%3.6%3.9%60.4%60.8%66.9%
July 20244.3%4.7%4.1%59.6%60.0%67.0%
August 20244.7%5.0%4.1%60.0%60.5%66.7%
September 20244.0%4.1%3.9%60.1%60.4%66.8%
October 20243.7%4.0%3.9%59.4%59.7%66.9%
November 20243.6%3.6%3.6%60.1%60.2%67.0%
December 20243.8%4.0%3.8%60.4%60.9%67.5%
January 20253.8%3.8%4.5%60.6%61.0%66.6%
February 20253.8%4.1%4.4%60.0%60.2%67.2%
March 20253.8%3.9%4.3%60.9%61.0%67.0%
April 20253.3%3.5%4.1%60.1%60.3%67.1%
May 20253.8%4.0%4.0%61.2%61.5%67.4%
June 20253.4%3.6%4.2%60.6%60.9%67.1%
July 20253.7%4.2%4.2%60.6%61.0%66.9%
August 20253.7%3.7%4.3%60.9%61.1%66.4%
September 20254.2%4.6%4.3%61.2%61.6%66.7%
October 20253.6%3.8%4.2%60.9%61.2%66.7%
November 20253.6%3.8%4.0%61.0%61.1%66.8%
December 20253.9%4.2%3.9%61.0%61.3%67.1%
January 20264.9%5.3%4.5%59.9%60.1%66.1%
February 20264.5%4.7%4.6%60.9%61.1%67.4%
March 20264.1%4.6%4.5%60.6%60.9%67.1%
April 20264.4%4.8%4.6%59.9%60.1%66.7%
May 20265.3%5.5%4.3%60.5%60.8%67.0%
June 20264.5%4.7%4.3%60.3%60.6%67.1%
July 20264.9%5.5%4.4%61.0%61.0%66.7%
August 20264.9%5.3%4.6%60.1%60.1%66.6%
September 20265.0%5.1%4.6%59.8%59.6%66.5%
Employed people as an index, January 2019 = 100, and youth unemployment
MonthEmployed people, index, Launceston and North EastEmployed people, index, TasmaniaEmployed people, index, AustraliaYouth unemployment rate (15–24), Launceston and North East
January 2019100.0100.0100.017.6%
February 2019101.9101.8101.717.5%
March 2019101.3101.2101.516.5%
April 2019102.5102.3101.915.9%
May 2019102.1102.1102.514.6%
June 2019101.8101.7102.315.0%
July 2019101.6101.6102.214.0%
August 2019101.6101.7102.114.8%
September 2019102.6102.6102.613.8%
October 2019103.1103.1102.312.6%
November 2019104.7104.6103.012.9%
December 2019106.1106.2103.812.4%
January 2020104.1104.9101.614.2%
February 2020106.9107.5103.412.3%
March 2020105.6106.2103.011.6%
April 2020102.9103.298.313.4%
May 202098.798.996.614.7%
June 2020100.9101.098.115.5%
July 2020103.1103.398.815.3%
August 2020104.5104.699.515.2%
September 2020103.2103.499.518.0%
October 2020103.7103.6100.718.7%
November 2020105.2105.2101.918.3%
December 2020106.0106.3102.817.2%
January 2021105.4105.8100.716.5%
February 2021108.4108.7103.115.1%
March 2021108.9109.0103.314.5%
April 2021108.5108.4103.114.2%
May 2021109.0109.2104.512.6%
June 2021109.5109.8104.310.9%
July 2021109.5109.9104.111.7%
August 2021109.1109.3102.713.0%
September 2021109.7109.9101.912.0%
October 2021109.8109.8101.712.5%
November 2021110.7110.9105.112.8%
December 2021111.5111.8106.39.8%
January 2022109.0109.4104.29.8%
February 2022113.3113.5107.09.0%
March 2022112.1112.1106.89.6%
April 2022111.4111.5107.08.5%
May 2022112.4112.5108.19.6%
June 2022111.2111.4108.59.3%
July 2022111.0111.2108.28.1%
August 2022110.5110.6108.310.6%
September 2022112.2112.5108.69.5%
October 2022112.9113.2109.18.5%
November 2022114.9115.4110.28.0%
December 2022114.8115.4110.77.8%
January 2023111.3111.7108.110.1%
February 2023113.5113.8110.88.4%
March 2023116.2116.7111.29.7%
April 2023114.7115.0110.88.9%
May 2023114.3114.8112.39.2%
June 2023113.4113.8112.08.0%
July 2023110.8111.7111.711.2%
August 2023111.6112.4111.711.3%
September 2023113.0113.8112.09.9%
October 2023111.6112.2112.69.5%
November 2023113.0113.6113.69.2%
December 2023114.9115.6113.77.8%
January 2024109.7110.5110.712.7%
February 2024111.9112.5114.110.9%
March 2024112.5113.2113.69.5%
April 2024111.9112.6113.59.4%
May 2024112.7113.5114.59.5%
June 2024111.5112.4114.48.5%
July 2024109.3109.6114.49.9%
August 2024109.7110.2114.110.6%
September 2024110.6111.3114.88.9%
October 2024109.7110.2114.98.2%
November 2024111.2111.6115.77.9%
December 2024111.7112.5116.68.5%
January 2025112.2112.9114.38.6%
February 2025111.1111.4115.88.6%
March 2025112.9113.2115.88.5%
April 2025112.0112.3116.27.3%
May 2025113.5114.2116.98.3%
June 2025113.0113.5116.47.4%
July 2025112.7113.0116.37.8%
August 2025113.3113.8115.67.8%
September 2025113.4113.8116.18.7%
October 2025113.6114.0116.57.3%
November 2025113.8113.9116.97.3%
December 2025113.5113.8117.87.8%
January 2026110.5110.5115.49.9%
February 2026112.9113.2117.89.3%
March 2026112.9113.0117.78.7%
April 2026111.4111.4117.09.3%
May 2026111.6111.9118.011.0%
June 2026112.2112.6118.49.5%
July 2026113.1112.4117.710.7%
August 2026111.5111.1117.510.9%
September 2026110.9110.4117.411.3%

Note: Monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier.

4 Who works here: employment by occupation

Estimated employment by occupation in Launceston and North East, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to September 2026.

Figure 4.1: Largest occupations by estimated employment, Launceston and North East, September 2026The 10 occupations with the most people employed in September 2026, of an estimated 76,868 people employed in Launceston and North East across all occupations. The table adds September 2025 and the change. 4 of Launceston and North East's 10 largest occupations are in national shortage.
Sales Assistants (General): 3,216Sales Assistants (General)3,216Aged and Disabled Carers: 2,690Aged and Disabled Carers2,690Registered Nurses: 1,984Registered Nurses1,984Retail Managers: 1,557Retail Managers1,557General Clerks: 1,495General Clerks1,495Education Aides: 1,334Education Aides1,334Commercial Cleaners: 1,302Commercial Cleaners1,302Electricians: 1,286Electricians1,286Livestock Farmers: 1,190Livestock Farmers1,190Truck Drivers: 1,142Truck Drivers1,142

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[6]; Jobs and Skills Australia[7].

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Largest occupations by estimated employment, Launceston and North East, September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025ChangeNational shortage, 2026
Sales Assistants (General)3,2163,623−11.2%
Aged and Disabled Carers2,6902,658+1.2%Shortage
Registered Nurses1,9841,986−0.1%Shortage
Retail Managers1,5571,682−7.4%
General Clerks1,4951,532−2.4%
Education Aides1,3341,310+1.8%
Commercial Cleaners1,3021,355−3.9%
Electricians1,2861,120+14.8%Shortage
Livestock Farmers1,1901,232−3.4%
Truck Drivers1,1421,294−11.7%Shortage
Figure 4.2: Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Launceston and North East, September 2025 to September 2026Estimated employment in September 2026 against September 2025, among occupations with at least 200 people employed at both points: the 5 fastest growing, then the 5 fastest shrinking.
Civil Engineering Professionals: +36.9%Civil Engineering Professionals+36.9%Plumbers: +36.7%Plumbers+36.7%Engineering Production Workers: +28.7%Engineering Production Workers+28.7%Painting Trades Workers: +23.8%Painting Trades Workers+23.8%Motor Vehicle and Vehicle Parts Salespersons: +20.8%Motor Vehicle and Vehicle Parts Salespersons+20.8%Waiters: −14.5%Waiters−14.5%Handypersons: −15.8%Handypersons−15.8%Forklift Drivers: −17.8%Forklift Drivers−17.8%Security Officers and Guards: −19.4%Security Officers and Guards−19.4%Production Managers: −22.5%Production Managers−22.5%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Launceston and North East, September 2025 to September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025Change
Civil Engineering Professionals345252+36.9%
Plumbers734537+36.7%
Engineering Production Workers458356+28.7%
Painting Trades Workers624504+23.8%
Motor Vehicle and Vehicle Parts Salespersons267221+20.8%
Waiters408477−14.5%
Handypersons255303−15.8%
Forklift Drivers336409−17.8%
Security Officers and Guards203252−19.4%
Production Managers293378−22.5%
Figure 4.3: People employed in the largest occupations, Launceston and North East, September 2021 to September 2026Estimated people employed each September from 2021 to 2026, one point a year, in the 5 occupations with the most people employed in September 2026.
  • Sales Assistants (General)
  • Aged and Disabled Carers
  • Registered Nurses
  • Retail Managers
  • General Clerks
1k2k3k4kSep 2022Sep 2024Sep 2026Sales Assistants (General)Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2021: 3,684Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2026: 3,2163,216Aged and Disabled CarersAged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2021: 2,552Aged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2026: 2,6902,690Registered NursesRegistered Nurses, Sep 2021: 1,768Registered Nurses, Sep 2026: 1,9841,984Retail ManagersRetail Managers, Sep 2021: 1,800Retail Managers, Sep 2026: 1,5571,557General ClerksGeneral Clerks, Sep 2021: 1,336General Clerks, Sep 2026: 1,4951,495

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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People employed in the largest occupations, Launceston and North East, September 2021 to September 2026
MonthSales Assistants (General)Aged and Disabled CarersRegistered NursesRetail ManagersGeneral Clerks
September 20213,6842,5521,7681,8001,336
September 20223,7762,9272,2191,4791,289
September 20233,7262,6472,4731,3711,478
September 20243,7392,5022,2451,6801,509
September 20253,6232,6581,9861,6821,532
September 20263,2162,6901,9841,5571,495

Note: Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it.

5 Job seekers in employment services

People in Workforce Australia employment services in Launceston and North East, from the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, to June 2026. These are people getting help to find work, not an unemployment count.

Figure 5.1: People in Workforce Australia employment services, Launceston and North EastPeople in employment services at each snapshot, November 2024 to June 2026.
4.8k5k5.2k5.4k5.6kMar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026Launceston and North EastLaunceston and North East, Jun 2026: 5,5405,540

Source: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5].

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Figure 5.2: In employment services for 12 months or more and 24 months or more, Launceston and North East, against Tasmania and AustraliaShare of people in employment services who had been in services for 12 months or more, and in Launceston and North East for 24 months or more, November 2024 to June 2026.
  • Launceston and North East, 12 months or more
  • Launceston and North East, 24 months or more
  • Tasmania, 12 months or more
  • Australia, 12 months or more
40%50%60%70%80%Mar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026Launceston and North East, 12 months or moreLaunceston and North East, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 70.5%70.5%Launceston and North East, 24 months or moreLaunceston and North East, 24 months or more, Jun 2026: 50.2%50.2%Tasmania, 12 months or moreTasmania, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 69.0%69.0%Australia, 12 months or moreAustralia, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 64.4%64.4%

Sources: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5]; ViewJobs[8].

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Numbers for Figures 5.1 and 5.2: People in employment services at each snapshot, Launceston and North East, November 2024 to June 2026Every snapshot loaded, one row each.[5]

Sources: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5]; ViewJobs[8].

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People in employment services and the shares in services for 12 and 24 months or more
SnapshotPeople in employment services, Launceston and North EastIn services 12 months or more, Launceston and North EastIn services 24 months or more, Launceston and North EastIn services 12 months or more, TasmaniaIn services 12 months or more, Australia
November 20244,89565.9%47.7%65.0%60.8%
December 20244,97065.7%47.3%64.5%60.7%
January 20255,09065.2%46.5%64.5%60.5%
February 20255,14565.4%46.7%64.2%60.3%
March 20255,18065.4%47.1%64.5%60.3%
April 20255,21065.5%46.8%65.0%60.5%
May 20255,23066.3%46.9%65.6%60.7%
June 20255,24067.1%46.9%66.3%61.3%
July 20255,30566.8%46.6%66.6%61.7%
August 20255,35067.1%47.1%67.2%62.2%
September 20255,36567.6%47.0%67.5%62.4%
October 20255,38067.8%46.9%67.8%62.7%
November 20255,43567.6%46.6%67.5%62.5%
December 20255,43068.0%47.0%67.7%62.6%
January 20265,48068.9%47.7%67.9%62.7%
February 20265,55569.2%48.4%68.5%63.1%
March 20265,54569.6%48.6%68.9%63.4%
April 20265,54069.9%48.7%68.8%63.8%
May 20265,53570.1%49.4%68.8%64.2%
June 20265,54070.5%50.2%69.0%64.4%
Figure 5.3: People in employment services by age group, Launceston and North East, June 2026The 5 age groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
Under 25: 1,275Under 251,27525–34: 1,37025–341,37035–44: 1,10535–441,10545–54: 88545–5488555 and over: 89055 and over890

Source: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5].

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People in employment services by age group, Launceston and North East, June 2026
Age groupPeopleShare
Under 251,27523%
25–341,37025%
35–441,10520%
45–5488516%
55 and over89016%
Figure 5.4: People in employment services by allowance group, Launceston and North East, June 2026The 3 allowance groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
JobSeeker Payment: 4,195JobSeeker Payment4,195Youth Allowance (other): 725Youth Allowance (other)725Other: 620Other620

Source: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5].

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People in employment services by allowance group, Launceston and North East, June 2026
Allowance groupPeopleShare
JobSeeker Payment4,19576%
Youth Allowance (other)72513%
Other62011%

6 Jobs on ViewJobs now

Live job ads on ViewJobs in Launceston and the North, and the East Coast. The East Coast reaches beyond this ABS area: 82% of its towns are in the area. Launceston and the North has all its towns in it.

Live jobs on ViewJobs in these regions
389
ViewJobs, 29 Oct 2026[9]
Figure 6.1: Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Launceston and the North, and East CoastThe 8 classifications with the most live ads, as of 29 Oct 2026.
Healthcare & Medical: 131Healthcare & Medical131Hospitality & Tourism: 45Hospitality & Tourism45Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: 38Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics38Community Services & Development: 32Community Services & Development32Retail & Consumer Products: 29Retail & Consumer Products29Education & Training: 22Education & Training22Trades & Services: 18Trades & Services18Construction: 15Construction15

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Launceston and the North, and East Coast
ClassificationLive jobs
Healthcare & Medical131
Hospitality & Tourism45
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics38
Community Services & Development32
Retail & Consumer Products29
Education & Training22
Trades & Services18
Construction15

7 Pay

Average salary and wages per earner from the ATO's taxation statistics, by income year. The newest regional figures are for the 2023–24 income year.

Figure 7.1: Average salary and wages per earner, Launceston and North East, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)Average salary and wages per earner, 2021–22 to 2023–24 income years (ATO), against Tasmania and Australia.
  • Launceston and North East
  • Tasmania
  • Australia
$50k$60k$70k$80k2021–222022–232023–24Launceston and North EastLaunceston and North East, 2021–22: $56,593Launceston and North East, 2022–23: $59,569Launceston and North East, 2023–24: $62,868$62,868TasmaniaTasmania, 2021–22: $58,688Tasmania, 2022–23: $61,825Tasmania, 2023–24: $65,461$65,461AustraliaAustralia, 2021–22: $69,980Australia, 2022–23: $73,647Australia, 2023–24: $76,760$76,760

Sources: Australian Taxation Office[10]; ViewJobs[11].

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Average salary and wages per earner, Launceston and North East, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)
Income yearLaunceston and North EastTasmaniaAustralia
2021–22$56,593$58,688$69,980
2022–23$59,569$61,825$73,647
2023–24$62,868$65,461$76,760

Note: Averages are pulled up by high earners. The ATO counts a postcode that spans regions in the region holding most of it.

9 Quick answers

Short answers to the questions people ask about Launceston and North East's job market, each with its period and source.

How many jobs are advertised in Launceston and North East?

857 online job ads a month were placed in Launceston and North East, on average, in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Is Launceston and North East's job market growing or shrinking?

Steady: online job ads in Launceston and North East were down 1.2% on a year earlier, from 867 to 857 a month in the three months to September 2026. Over the same year, ads were down 4.3% across Tasmania and up 0.6% across Australia.

Sources: Jobs and Skills Australia[1]; ViewJobs analysis[2].

Which jobs are most in demand in Launceston and North East?

Sales assistants and salespersons had the most online ads, 75 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by medical practitioners and nurses (66) and general-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists (61). Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood trades rose fastest, up 60.0%.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Launceston and North East?

The unemployment rate in Launceston and North East was 5.0% in September 2026, against 5.1% across Tasmania. A year earlier it was 4.2%. These are the ABS's modelled estimates for the month, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

Is unemployment rising in Launceston and North East?

Yes. Unemployment in Launceston and North East was up 0.8 points on a year earlier in September 2026, at 5.0% against 4.2% (ABS modelled estimates). Across Tasmania it was up 0.5 points.

Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3]; ViewJobs analysis[4].

What are the biggest occupations in Launceston and North East?

An estimated 3,216 of the 76,868 people employed in Launceston and North East in September 2026 worked as Sales Assistants (General), the largest occupation there. Next were Aged and Disabled Carers (2,690 people) and Registered Nurses (1,984 people). These are Jobs and Skills Australia's experimental nowcast estimates.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

Which occupations are growing fastest in Launceston and North East?

Among occupations with at least 200 people employed in both September 2025 and September 2026, Civil Engineering Professionals grew fastest in Launceston and North East, up 36.9% to an estimated 345 people employed, followed by Plumbers (up 36.7%) and Engineering Production Workers (up 28.7%). These are Jobs and Skills Australia's experimental nowcast estimates.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

How many people are in Workforce Australia employment services in Launceston and North East?

5,540 people in Launceston and North East were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 5.7% on a year earlier. 70.5% of them had been in employment services for 12 months or more.

Source: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5].

How long have people in Launceston and North East been in Workforce Australia employment services?

At 30 June 2026, 70.5% had been in employment services for 12 months or more, and 50.2% for two years or more, against 69.0% and 48.8% across Tasmania.

Sources: Department of Employment and Workplace Relations[5]; ViewJobs[8].

How many jobs are on ViewJobs in Launceston and North East?

389 jobs are live on ViewJobs in Launceston and the North, and the East Coast, as of 29 Oct 2026. The East Coast reaches beyond Launceston and North East: 82% of its towns are in the area. The most advertised are Healthcare & Medical (131), Hospitality & Tourism (45) and Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics (38).

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

10 Notes and method

What the figures count, where they come from, and the rules this report applies to them.

The area
Launceston and North East here is ABS SA4 602 Launceston and North East. The reports cover 50 areas, 42 regional ABS regions and the eight capital cities: the areas Jobs and Skills Australia publishes online job ads for.
Online job ads
Jobs and Skills Australia's Internet Vacancy Index is a monthly count of online job ads, compiled from SEEK, CareerOne and Workforce Australia. Regional figures are three-month averages. It is not a count of ViewJobs' own ads. It counts ads, not jobs filled, by occupation and area.
State and national ads
This report reads the index's series by area, so a state or national figure here is the sum of its areas, marked as ViewJobs analysis. It can differ from the state and national totals Jobs and Skills Australia publishes separately.[2]
Small numbers
A figure under 5 ads a month is shown as "fewer than 5". A group with fewer than 5 ads a month, now or a year earlier, is left out of every change, and every ranking by change.
Unemployment
Monthly unemployment, participation and employment are the ABS's Regional Labour Force modelled estimates: the ABS combines its Labour Force Survey with administrative data to estimate each labour market region. They are in original terms, not seasonally adjusted, so every change here compares a month with the same month a year earlier. The ABS's labour market regions follow the 2011 boundaries of its SA4 regions, which differ slightly from today's in a few areas.
Employment by occupation
Jobs and Skills Australia's nowcast is experimental: its figures are model estimates of the people employed in each occupation, not a count of them, and each monthly release revises the months before it. Occupations are ANZSCO unit groups, named as Jobs and Skills Australia publishes them. The growth rankings take only occupations with at least 200 people employed at both points.[6]
People in employment services
The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR). Counts are of people by home address; the ABS area is the SA4 that address falls in. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.[5]
Pay
Average salary and wages per earner come from the ATO's Taxation Statistics for individuals. An income year runs from 1 July to 30 June and the figures are published more than a year later, so none leads this report. The ATO assigns a postcode that spans regions wholly to the region holding most of it. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.[10]
ABS figures
The latest ABS income and jobs figures here are for the year to 30 June 2023; population and business counts are more recent. Every figure shows its year. Change is measured from 2019: the ABS figures for 2018 and 2019 differ sharply for some industries in some areas. Industries with fewer than 1,000 employee jobs are listed but not ranked.
Jobs on ViewJobs
ViewJobs regions do not follow ABS boundaries. Section 6 counts the ads open on ViewJobs on 29 Oct 2026 in each ViewJobs region with at least 20% of its towns in this area, and counts each region whole: a region that reaches beyond the area can include ads from outside it, and a region with fewer of its towns here is left out. A classification links to its own page once it has enough ads for one.

11 References

Every figure on this page points at one of these entries.

  1. Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/internet_vacancies_anzsco2_occupations_gccsa_and_sa4_regions_-_september_2026.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  2. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Jobs and Skills Australia Internet Vacancy Index, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/internet-vacancy-index. State and national figures are the sum of the ABS areas in Jobs and Skills Australia's regional series.
  3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/sep-2026/MLF1.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.
  4. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics Regional Labour Force, September 2026. abs.gov.au/statistics/labour/employment-and-unemployment/regional-labour-force/latest-release. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of the ABS's modelled labour market regions, with rates worked out from the sums.
  5. Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/resources/workforce-australia-caseload-selected-cohorts-30-june-2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 26 October 2026. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (or DEWR).
  6. Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation, September 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/2026-09_nero.zip. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Nowcast of Employment by Region and Occupation (NERO), September 2026, CC BY 4.0. Experimental estimates.
  7. Jobs and Skills Australia, Occupation Shortage List, 2026. jobsandskills.gov.au/data/occupation-shortage. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 28 October 2026. Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, 2026 Occupation Shortage List, CC BY 4.0.
  8. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations Workforce Australia Caseload by Selected Cohorts, June 2026. dewr.gov.au/employment-services-data/workforce-australia-caseload-data. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
  9. ViewJobs, Live job ads on ViewJobs, 29 Oct 2026. viewjobs.com.au.
  10. Australian Taxation Office, Taxation Statistics, 2023–24. data.gov.au/data/dataset/faea4485-f407-457d-97f8-3f0822ccd654/resource/9d8577b7-a096-4758-9b3b-0649f3b83de7/download/ts24individual06taxablestatusstatesa4postcode.xlsx. Licence: CC BY 2.5 AU. Accessed 26 October 2026.
  11. ViewJobs, ViewJobs analysis of the Australian Taxation Office Taxation Statistics, 2023–24. ato.gov.au/about-ato/research-and-statistics/in-detail/taxation-statistics. Capital city, state and national figures are sums of SA4 regions.
  12. Australian Bureau of Statistics, Data by Region, v1.6.0. dbr.abs.gov.au. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Accessed 25 October 2026.

Cite this report

ViewJobs (2026). Launceston and North East job market report, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/job-market/tas/launceston-and-north-east

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Contains data from Jobs and Skills Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, used under CC BY 4.0, and from the Australian Taxation Office, used under CC BY 2.5 AU. ViewJobs has charted the data and, where marked as ViewJobs analysis, added areas together.

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