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South East Tasmania 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 South East Tasmania, 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 603 South East
Sources
JSA, ABS, DEWR, ATO and ViewJobs

Key findings

  1. Shrinking: online job ads in South East Tasmania were down 5.2% on a year earlier, from 97 to 92 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. Engineering, ICT and science technicians had the most online ads, 10 a month in the three months to September 2026.[1]

    Section 2: Which jobs are in demand →

  3. The unemployment rate in South East Tasmania was 4.9% in September 2026, against 5.1% across Tasmania.

    A year earlier it was 4.3%. These are the ABS's modelled estimates for the month, not seasonally adjusted.[3][4]

    Section 3: Unemployment and participation, monthly →

  4. 1,660 people in South East Tasmania were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 10.7% on a year earlier.

    65.1% of them had been in employment services for 12 months or more.[5]

    Section 5: Job seekers in employment services →
Unemployment rate
4.9%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.6 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
19,968
ABS, September 2026 · down 1.4% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month
92
JSA, September 2026 · down 5.2% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
1,660
DEWR, June 2026 · up 10.7% 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.

South East Tasmania
−5.2%
92 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, South East TasmaniaThree-month average, October 2023 to September 2026.
80100120140Oct 2023May 2024Dec 2024Jul 2025Feb 2026Sep 2026South East TasmaniaSouth East Tasmania, Sep 2026: 9292

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online job ads a month, South East Tasmania
MonthOnline job ads a month
October 2023131
November 2023130
December 2023116
January 2024121
February 2024118
March 2024120
April 2024106
May 2024103
June 202496
July 202498
August 2024100
September 2024107
October 2024110
November 2024105
December 202494
January 202596
February 202592
March 202597
April 202590
May 202594
June 202594
July 202595
August 202590
September 202597
October 202598
November 2025100
December 202591
January 202694
February 202694
March 2026104
April 2026100
May 202694
June 202682
July 202682
August 202686
September 202692

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, South East TasmaniaThe 3 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.
Medical practitioners and nurses: 0.0%Medical practitioners and nurses0.0%Engineering, ICT and science technicians: −9.1%Engineering, ICT and science technicians−9.1%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists: −16.7%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists−16.7%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Change in online job ads by occupation, South East Tasmania
Occupation groupAds a month, September 2026A year earlierChange
Engineering, ICT and science technicians1011−9.1%
Medical practitioners and nurses550.0%
Carers and aides5fewer than 5n/a
General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists56−16.7%
Sales assistants and salespersonsfewer than 55n/a
Other labourersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Hospitality, retail and service managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Legal, social and welfare professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Automotive and engineering tradesfewer than 55n/a
Food tradesfewer than 55n/a
Hospitality workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Drivers and storepersonsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Cleaners and laundry workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Farm, forestry and garden workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Education professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Health diagnostic and therapy professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Electrotechnology and telecommunications tradesfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Health and welfare support workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Sports, travel and personal service workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Chief executives, managing directors & legislatorsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Farmers and farm managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Corporate managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Construction, production and distribution managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Arts and media professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
ICT professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Business, finance and human resource professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Sales, marketing & public relations professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Transport and design professionals, and architectsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Engineersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Science professionals and veterinariansfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Construction tradesfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Skilled animal and horticultural workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood tradesfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Jewellers, arts and other trades workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Numerical clerksfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Other clerical and administrative workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Office managers, administrators and secretariesfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Sales representatives and agentsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Sales support workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Machine and stationary plant operatorsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Mobile plant operatorsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Construction and mining labourersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Factory process workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Food preparation assistantsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Health, education, ICT and other managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Information professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Protective service workersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Clerical and office support workers, couriersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a

3 Unemployment and participation, monthly

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

Figure 3.1: Unemployment rate, South East Tasmania, from January 2019Share of the labour force unemployed each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against Tasmania and Australia.
  • South East Tasmania
  • Tasmania
  • Australia
2%4%6%8%May 2020Dec 2021Jul 2023Feb 2025Sep 2026South East TasmaniaSouth East Tasmania, Sep 2026: 4.9%4.9%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, South East Tasmania, from January 2019Share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against Tasmania and Australia.
  • South East Tasmania
  • Tasmania
  • Australia
50%55%60%65%70%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026South East TasmaniaSouth East Tasmania, Sep 2026: 54.1%54.1%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, South East Tasmania, 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.
  • South East Tasmania
  • Tasmania
  • Australia

Index (Jan 2019 = 100)

90100110120Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026South East TasmaniaSouth East Tasmania, Sep 2026: 111.8111.8TasmaniaTasmania, 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, South East TasmaniaThe 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: 12.8%12.8%All agesAll ages, Sep 2026: 4.9%4.9%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Numbers for Figures 3.1 to 3.4: Labour force each month, South East Tasmania, 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, South East TasmaniaUnemployment rate, TasmaniaUnemployment rate, AustraliaParticipation rate, South East TasmaniaParticipation rate, TasmaniaParticipation rate, Australia
January 20195.7%7.3%5.4%56.4%60.4%65.1%
February 20195.8%7.1%5.4%57.1%61.3%66.1%
March 20195.4%6.9%5.4%56.5%60.7%65.8%
April 20195.5%6.9%5.3%57.0%61.3%65.9%
May 20195.3%6.3%5.1%56.6%60.6%66.1%
June 20195.3%6.7%5.1%56.4%60.6%65.9%
July 20195.4%6.4%5.2%55.5%60.3%65.8%
August 20195.3%6.7%5.3%55.4%60.4%65.7%
September 20195.1%6.1%5.1%55.7%60.5%65.8%
October 20194.7%5.7%5.1%55.8%60.4%65.5%
November 20194.8%5.8%4.8%56.6%61.2%65.7%
December 20194.6%5.6%4.8%57.2%61.8%66.2%
January 20205.3%6.2%5.7%55.9%61.3%65.2%
February 20204.7%5.2%5.5%56.4%62.1%66.2%
March 20204.8%5.1%5.5%55.6%61.1%65.8%
April 20205.3%6.1%6.4%54.1%60.0%63.4%
May 20206.7%6.3%6.9%52.7%57.6%62.5%
June 20206.6%6.9%7.2%53.4%59.1%63.8%
July 20206.6%6.4%7.3%54.3%60.1%64.3%
August 20206.9%6.5%6.8%55.2%60.8%64.4%
September 20207.6%7.5%6.7%55.3%60.6%64.4%
October 20207.4%7.6%6.7%55.2%60.7%65.1%
November 20207.3%7.5%6.3%55.9%61.4%65.6%
December 20206.8%6.9%6.2%55.8%61.6%66.1%
January 20216.6%6.4%6.8%55.5%60.8%65.1%
February 20216.1%6.0%6.3%56.1%62.2%66.3%
March 20215.9%6.0%6.0%56.2%62.2%66.2%
April 20215.7%6.1%5.6%55.9%61.8%65.7%
May 20215.4%5.6%5.0%55.7%61.8%66.2%
June 20214.8%4.7%4.9%55.3%61.5%66.0%
July 20214.8%4.9%4.7%55.8%61.6%65.7%
August 20214.8%5.5%4.6%55.5%61.6%64.7%
September 20214.6%4.7%4.6%55.4%61.4%64.2%
October 20214.7%4.8%5.0%55.4%61.4%64.3%
November 20214.6%4.9%4.3%55.7%62.0%65.9%
December 20213.9%3.9%4.0%55.4%61.7%66.4%
January 20224.0%4.0%4.5%54.9%60.3%65.2%
February 20224.0%4.0%4.4%56.1%62.5%66.8%
March 20224.2%4.4%4.2%55.8%61.9%66.4%
April 20223.8%4.0%3.9%55.3%61.3%66.2%
May 20224.0%4.4%3.9%55.8%62.1%66.7%
June 20224.2%4.4%3.5%55.3%61.4%66.6%
July 20224.1%3.9%3.4%53.1%60.9%66.2%
August 20224.6%5.0%3.5%53.8%61.3%66.2%
September 20224.3%4.3%3.5%54.1%61.9%66.2%
October 20223.9%3.9%3.3%54.4%62.0%66.2%
November 20223.7%3.5%3.3%55.0%62.9%66.8%
December 20223.7%3.5%3.3%55.1%62.9%67.0%
January 20234.2%4.4%4.0%54.3%61.4%65.6%
February 20233.9%3.7%3.9%54.8%62.0%67.0%
March 20234.2%4.2%3.8%55.7%63.9%66.9%
April 20234.0%3.9%3.8%55.1%62.7%66.6%
May 20234.0%4.2%3.5%55.0%62.9%67.1%
June 20233.6%3.6%3.4%54.4%61.9%66.8%
July 20234.5%5.0%3.6%54.8%61.6%66.5%
August 20234.4%4.9%3.7%54.9%62.0%66.4%
September 20234.3%4.3%3.5%55.2%62.3%66.2%
October 20233.8%4.0%3.6%54.6%61.2%66.6%
November 20233.6%3.5%3.6%54.7%61.6%67.1%
December 20233.6%3.3%3.8%55.4%62.6%67.1%
January 20244.5%4.9%4.5%54.2%60.7%65.7%
February 20244.4%4.4%4.0%54.7%61.4%67.3%
March 20244.0%3.7%4.1%54.7%61.4%66.9%
April 20244.0%3.9%4.2%54.6%61.2%66.8%
May 20244.0%4.0%3.9%54.6%61.7%67.1%
June 20243.8%3.6%3.9%54.0%60.8%66.9%
July 20244.5%4.7%4.1%54.1%60.0%67.0%
August 20244.7%5.0%4.1%54.2%60.5%66.7%
September 20244.0%4.1%3.9%54.3%60.4%66.8%
October 20244.0%4.0%3.9%54.0%59.7%66.9%
November 20243.6%3.6%3.6%54.3%60.2%67.0%
December 20243.8%4.0%3.8%54.7%60.9%67.5%
January 20253.9%3.8%4.5%54.9%61.0%66.6%
February 20254.1%4.1%4.4%54.5%60.2%67.2%
March 20253.9%3.9%4.3%54.8%61.0%67.0%
April 20253.6%3.5%4.1%54.5%60.3%67.1%
May 20253.7%4.0%4.0%55.0%61.5%67.4%
June 20253.7%3.6%4.2%54.7%60.9%67.1%
July 20254.0%4.2%4.2%54.9%61.0%66.9%
August 20253.8%3.7%4.3%54.9%61.1%66.4%
September 20254.3%4.6%4.3%55.2%61.6%66.7%
October 20253.9%3.8%4.2%54.9%61.2%66.7%
November 20253.7%3.8%4.0%54.9%61.1%66.8%
December 20254.0%4.2%3.9%55.0%61.3%67.1%
January 20264.4%5.3%4.5%54.3%60.1%66.1%
February 20264.4%4.7%4.6%55.1%61.1%67.4%
March 20264.2%4.6%4.5%54.8%60.9%67.1%
April 20264.5%4.8%4.6%54.5%60.1%66.7%
May 20264.9%5.5%4.3%54.8%60.8%67.0%
June 20264.2%4.7%4.3%54.3%60.6%67.1%
July 20264.8%5.5%4.4%55.0%61.0%66.7%
August 20264.7%5.3%4.6%54.4%60.1%66.6%
September 20264.9%5.1%4.6%54.1%59.6%66.5%
Employed people as an index, January 2019 = 100, and youth unemployment
MonthEmployed people, index, South East TasmaniaEmployed people, index, TasmaniaEmployed people, index, AustraliaYouth unemployment rate (15–24), South East Tasmania
January 2019100.0100.0100.016.6%
February 2019101.5101.8101.716.7%
March 2019101.1101.2101.515.9%
April 2019102.0102.3101.915.6%
May 2019101.9102.1102.514.7%
June 2019101.6101.7102.314.7%
July 2019100.1101.6102.214.9%
August 2019100.3101.7102.114.6%
September 2019101.2102.6102.614.0%
October 2019102.1103.1102.313.1%
November 2019103.9104.6103.013.1%
December 2019105.6106.2103.812.8%
January 2020102.8104.9101.614.5%
February 2020104.4107.5103.413.1%
March 2020103.3106.2103.013.1%
April 2020100.0103.298.314.6%
May 202096.198.996.618.0%
June 202097.8101.098.117.6%
July 202099.7103.398.817.3%
August 2020101.1104.699.517.8%
September 2020100.8103.499.519.7%
October 2020101.2103.6100.719.6%
November 2020102.7105.2101.919.9%
December 2020103.6106.3102.818.5%
January 2021103.3105.8100.718.3%
February 2021105.3108.7103.116.7%
March 2021106.0109.0103.315.9%
April 2021105.8108.4103.115.0%
May 2021106.1109.2104.514.1%
June 2021106.3109.8104.312.7%
July 2021107.5109.9104.112.9%
August 2021107.1109.3102.713.3%
September 2021107.3109.9101.913.1%
October 2021107.4109.8101.713.7%
November 2021108.4110.9105.113.1%
December 2021108.9111.8106.310.9%
January 2022108.0109.4104.211.0%
February 2022110.6113.5107.010.9%
March 2022109.9112.1106.810.9%
April 2022109.7111.5107.09.7%
May 2022110.6112.5108.110.0%
June 2022109.6111.4108.510.4%
July 2022105.4111.2108.210.2%
August 2022106.2110.6108.312.0%
September 2022107.5112.5108.611.0%
October 2022108.5113.2109.110.1%
November 2022110.1115.4110.29.7%
December 2022110.5115.4110.79.7%
January 2023108.4111.7108.111.0%
February 2023109.7113.8110.810.4%
March 2023111.4116.7111.211.1%
April 2023110.3115.0110.810.7%
May 2023110.3114.8112.310.6%
June 2023109.6113.8112.09.9%
July 2023109.5111.7111.712.4%
August 2023110.0112.4111.712.2%
September 2023110.8113.8112.012.0%
October 2023110.1112.2112.611.0%
November 2023110.8113.6113.610.7%
December 2023112.2115.6113.711.0%
January 2024108.8110.5110.713.6%
February 2024110.1112.5114.113.2%
March 2024110.8113.2113.611.8%
April 2024110.5112.6113.511.6%
May 2024110.7113.5114.511.2%
June 2024109.7112.4114.410.4%
July 2024109.0109.6114.412.0%
August 2024109.2110.2114.112.1%
September 2024110.3111.3114.810.2%
October 2024109.9110.2114.910.0%
November 2024111.0111.6115.79.2%
December 2024111.7112.5116.69.8%
January 2025112.2112.9114.310.0%
February 2025111.2111.4115.810.4%
March 2025112.3113.2115.810.0%
April 2025112.0112.3116.29.1%
May 2025113.3114.2116.99.2%
June 2025112.7113.5116.49.1%
July 2025112.8113.0116.39.7%
August 2025113.1113.8115.69.2%
September 2025113.3113.8116.110.0%
October 2025113.4114.0116.58.9%
November 2025113.7113.9116.98.5%
December 2025113.5113.8117.89.1%
January 2026111.9110.5115.410.2%
February 2026113.7113.2117.810.4%
March 2026113.5113.0117.710.2%
April 2026112.5111.4117.011.0%
May 2026112.8111.9118.011.8%
June 2026112.7112.6118.410.4%
July 2026113.5112.4117.712.1%
August 2026112.6111.1117.512.1%
September 2026111.8110.4117.412.8%

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 South East Tasmania, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to September 2026.

Figure 4.1: Largest occupations by estimated employment, South East Tasmania, September 2026The 10 occupations with the most people employed in September 2026, of an estimated 20,769 people employed in South East Tasmania across all occupations. The table adds September 2025 and the change. 3 of South East Tasmania's 10 largest occupations are in national shortage.
Aged and Disabled Carers: 647Aged and Disabled Carers647Sales Assistants (General): 405Sales Assistants (General)405Truck Drivers: 394Truck Drivers394Livestock Farmers: 370Livestock Farmers370Electricians: 329Electricians329Gardeners: 326Gardeners326Crop Farmers: 313Crop Farmers313Commercial Cleaners: 312Commercial Cleaners312Nursing Support and Personal Care Workers: 308Nursing Support and Personal Care Workers308General Clerks: 305General Clerks305

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

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Largest occupations by estimated employment, South East Tasmania, September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025ChangeNational shortage, 2026
Aged and Disabled Carers647585+10.6%Shortage
Sales Assistants (General)405439−7.7%
Truck Drivers394352+11.9%Shortage
Livestock Farmers370340+8.8%
Electricians329295+11.5%Shortage
Gardeners326312+4.5%
Crop Farmers313345−9.3%
Commercial Cleaners312348−10.3%
Nursing Support and Personal Care Workers308321−4.0%
General Clerks305316−3.5%
Figure 4.2: Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, South East Tasmania, 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.
Construction Managers: +34.9%Construction Managers+34.9%Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers: +21.4%Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers+21.4%Bookkeepers: +18.1%Bookkeepers+18.1%Software and Applications Programmers: +14.7%Software and Applications Programmers+14.7%Truck Drivers: +11.9%Truck Drivers+11.9%Sales Assistants (General): −7.7%Sales Assistants (General)−7.7%Crop Farmers: −9.3%Crop Farmers−9.3%Carpenters and Joiners: −10.1%Carpenters and Joiners−10.1%Commercial Cleaners: −10.3%Commercial Cleaners−10.3%Earthmoving Plant Operators: −11.6%Earthmoving Plant Operators−11.6%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, South East Tasmania, September 2025 to September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025Change
Construction Managers286212+34.9%
Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers250206+21.4%
Bookkeepers248210+18.1%
Software and Applications Programmers288251+14.7%
Truck Drivers394352+11.9%
Sales Assistants (General)405439−7.7%
Crop Farmers313345−9.3%
Carpenters and Joiners223248−10.1%
Commercial Cleaners312348−10.3%
Earthmoving Plant Operators244276−11.6%
Figure 4.3: People employed in the largest occupations, South East Tasmania, 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.
  • Aged and Disabled Carers
  • Sales Assistants (General)
  • Truck Drivers
  • Livestock Farmers
  • Electricians
0200400600800Sep 2022Sep 2024Sep 2026Aged and Disabled CarersAged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2021: 684Aged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2026: 647647Sales Assistants (General)Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2021: 618Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2026: 405405Truck DriversTruck Drivers, Sep 2021: 339Truck Drivers, Sep 2026: 394394Livestock FarmersLivestock Farmers, Sep 2021: 425Livestock Farmers, Sep 2026: 370370ElectriciansElectricians, Sep 2021: 187Electricians, Sep 2026: 329329

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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People employed in the largest occupations, South East Tasmania, September 2021 to September 2026
MonthAged and Disabled CarersSales Assistants (General)Truck DriversLivestock FarmersElectricians
September 2021684618339425187
September 2022593533305666203
September 2023490504245644240
September 2024503457275423268
September 2025585439352340295
September 2026647405394370329

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 South East Tasmania, 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, South East TasmaniaPeople in employment services at each snapshot, November 2024 to June 2026.
1.4k1.5k1.6k1.7kMar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026South East TasmaniaSouth East Tasmania, Jun 2026: 1,6601,660

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, South East Tasmania, against Tasmania and AustraliaShare of people in employment services who had been in services for 12 months or more, and in South East Tasmania for 24 months or more, November 2024 to June 2026.
  • South East Tasmania, 12 months or more
  • South East Tasmania, 24 months or more
  • Tasmania, 12 months or more
  • Australia, 12 months or more
40%50%60%70%Mar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026South East Tasmania, 12 months or moreSouth East Tasmania, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 65.1%65.1%South East Tasmania, 24 months or moreSouth East Tasmania, 24 months or more, Jun 2026: 45.2%45.2%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, South East Tasmania, 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, South East TasmaniaIn services 12 months or more, South East TasmaniaIn services 24 months or more, South East TasmaniaIn services 12 months or more, TasmaniaIn services 12 months or more, Australia
November 20241,44063.2%45.1%65.0%60.8%
December 20241,43063.3%45.5%64.5%60.7%
January 20251,46063.7%45.9%64.5%60.5%
February 20251,46064.7%44.9%64.2%60.3%
March 20251,48064.5%45.3%64.5%60.3%
April 20251,49064.8%44.3%65.0%60.5%
May 20251,49066.1%45.0%65.6%60.7%
June 20251,50066.0%44.3%66.3%61.3%
July 20251,52566.6%44.3%66.6%61.7%
August 20251,53566.1%44.0%67.2%62.2%
September 20251,54066.2%44.8%67.5%62.4%
October 20251,55566.6%45.0%67.8%62.7%
November 20251,56566.1%44.7%67.5%62.5%
December 20251,53566.1%44.6%67.7%62.6%
January 20261,56566.8%45.7%67.9%62.7%
February 20261,57067.5%45.9%68.5%63.1%
March 20261,60566.4%44.9%68.9%63.4%
April 20261,62566.5%45.5%68.8%63.8%
May 20261,65065.5%44.5%68.8%64.2%
June 20261,66065.1%45.2%69.0%64.4%
Figure 5.3: People in employment services by age group, South East Tasmania, June 2026The 5 age groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
Under 25: 360Under 2536025–34: 37525–3437535–44: 32535–4432545–54: 27545–5427555 and over: 31555 and over315

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

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People in employment services by age group, South East Tasmania, June 2026
Age groupPeopleShare
Under 2536022%
25–3437523%
35–4432520%
45–5427517%
55 and over31519%
Figure 5.4: People in employment services by allowance group, South East Tasmania, June 2026The 3 allowance groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
JobSeeker Payment: 1,240JobSeeker Payment1,240Youth Allowance (other): 225Youth Allowance (other)225Other: 195Other195

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

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People in employment services by allowance group, South East Tasmania, June 2026
Allowance groupPeopleShare
JobSeeker Payment1,24075%
Youth Allowance (other)22514%
Other19512%

6 Jobs on ViewJobs now

Live job ads on ViewJobs in Hobart and the South, a ViewJobs region that reaches beyond this ABS area: 60% of its towns are in the area.

Live jobs on ViewJobs in Hobart and the South
703
ViewJobs, 29 Oct 2026[9]
Figure 6.1: Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Hobart and the SouthThe 8 classifications with the most live ads, as of 29 Oct 2026.
Healthcare & Medical: 216Healthcare & Medical216Hospitality & Tourism: 56Hospitality & Tourism56Retail & Consumer Products: 55Retail & Consumer Products55Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: 52Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics52Community Services & Development: 43Community Services & Development43Information & Communication Technology: 36Information & Communication Technology36Trades & Services: 29Trades & Services29Education & Training: 26Education & Training26

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Hobart and the South
ClassificationLive jobs
Healthcare & Medical216
Hospitality & Tourism56
Retail & Consumer Products55
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics52
Community Services & Development43
Information & Communication Technology36
Trades & Services29
Education & Training26

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, South East Tasmania, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)Average salary and wages per earner, 2021–22 to 2023–24 income years (ATO), against Tasmania and Australia.
  • South East Tasmania
  • Tasmania
  • Australia
$50k$60k$70k$80k2021–222022–232023–24South East TasmaniaSouth East Tasmania, 2021–22: $54,594South East Tasmania, 2022–23: $57,612South East Tasmania, 2023–24: $60,887$60,887TasmaniaTasmania, 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, South East Tasmania, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)
Income yearSouth East TasmaniaTasmaniaAustralia
2021–22$54,594$58,688$69,980
2022–23$57,612$61,825$73,647
2023–24$60,887$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 South East Tasmania's job market, each with its period and source.

How many jobs are advertised in South East Tasmania?

92 online job ads a month were placed in South East Tasmania, on average, in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Is South East Tasmania's job market growing or shrinking?

Shrinking: online job ads in South East Tasmania were down 5.2% on a year earlier, from 97 to 92 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 South East Tasmania?

Engineering, ICT and science technicians had the most online ads, 10 a month in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in South East Tasmania?

The unemployment rate in South East Tasmania was 4.9% in September 2026, against 5.1% across Tasmania. A year earlier it was 4.3%. 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 South East Tasmania?

Yes. Unemployment in South East Tasmania was up 0.6 points on a year earlier in September 2026, at 4.9% against 4.3% (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 South East Tasmania?

An estimated 647 of the 20,769 people employed in South East Tasmania in September 2026 worked as Aged and Disabled Carers, the largest occupation there. Next were Sales Assistants (General), with 405 people, and Truck Drivers, with 394 people. These are Jobs and Skills Australia's experimental nowcast estimates.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

Which occupations are growing fastest in South East Tasmania?

Among occupations with at least 200 people employed in both September 2025 and September 2026, Construction Managers grew fastest in South East Tasmania, up 34.9% to an estimated 286 people employed, followed by Checkout Operators and Office Cashiers (up 21.4%) and Bookkeepers (up 18.1%). 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 South East Tasmania?

1,660 people in South East Tasmania were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 10.7% on a year earlier. 65.1% 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 South East Tasmania been in Workforce Australia employment services?

At 30 June 2026, 65.1% had been in employment services for 12 months or more, and 45.2% 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 South East Tasmania?

703 jobs are live on ViewJobs in Hobart and the South, a ViewJobs region that reaches beyond South East Tasmania, as of 29 Oct 2026. 60% of its towns are in the area. The most advertised are Healthcare & Medical (216), Hospitality & Tourism (56) and Retail & Consumer Products (55).

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
South East Tasmania here is ABS SA4 603 South 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). South East Tasmania job market report, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/job-market/tas/south-east

Licence

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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