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Hume 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 Hume, 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 204 Hume
Sources
JSA, ABS, DEWR, ATO and ViewJobs

Key findings

  1. Steady: online job ads in Hume were down 0.3% on a year earlier, from 940 to 937 a month in the three months to September 2026.

    Over the same year, ads were up 0.1% across Victoria and up 0.6% across Australia.[1][2]

    Section 1: Job ads and demand →

  2. Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 130 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (83) and legal, social and welfare professionals (62).[1]

    Section 2: Which jobs are in demand →

  3. The unemployment rate in Hume was 3.2% in September 2026, against 5.0% across Victoria.

    A year earlier it was 3.2%. These are the ABS's modelled estimates for the month, not seasonally adjusted.[3][4]

    Section 3: Unemployment and participation, monthly →

  4. 5,155 people in Hume were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 3.0% on a year earlier.

    67.6% of them had been in employment services for 12 months or more.[5]

    Section 5: Job seekers in employment services →
Unemployment rate
3.2%
ABS, September 2026 · about the same as September 2025[3]
Employed people
96,368
ABS, September 2026 · no change since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month
937
JSA, September 2026 · down 0.3% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
5,155
DEWR, June 2026 · up 3.0% 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.

Hume
−0.3%
937 ads a month[1]
Victoria
+0.1%
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, HumeThree-month average, October 2023 to September 2026.
8009001k1.1k1.2kJan 2024Sep 2024May 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026HumeHume, Sep 2026: 937937

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online job ads a month, Hume
MonthOnline job ads a month
October 20231,104
November 20231,065
December 20231,000
January 2024984
February 2024950
March 20241,029
April 20241,011
May 20241,053
June 2024984
July 2024924
August 2024866
September 2024899
October 2024968
November 2024973
December 2024894
January 2025875
February 2025833
March 2025904
April 2025870
May 2025906
June 2025888
July 2025915
August 2025904
September 2025940
October 2025951
November 2025929
December 2025840
January 2026843
February 2026858
March 2026948
April 2026900
May 2026921
June 2026896
July 2026924
August 2026933
September 2026937

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, HumeThe 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.
Cleaners and laundry workers: +41.2%Cleaners and laundry workers+41.2%Hospitality, retail and service managers: +35.7%Hospitality, retail and service managers+35.7%Medical practitioners and nurses: +17.1%Medical practitioners and nurses+17.1%Health and welfare support workers: +12.5%Health and welfare support workers+12.5%Sales assistants and salespersons: +11.4%Sales assistants and salespersons+11.4%Food trades: +5.6%Food trades+5.6%Legal, social and welfare professionals: +3.3%Legal, social and welfare professionals+3.3%Carers and aides: +2.5%Carers and aides+2.5%Drivers and storepersons: 0.0%Drivers and storepersons0.0%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists: 0.0%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists0.0%Automotive and engineering trades: −17.0%Automotive and engineering trades−17.0%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals: −17.8%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals−17.8%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Change in online job ads by occupation, Hume
Occupation groupAds a month, September 2026A year earlierChange
Medical practitioners and nurses130111+17.1%
Carers and aides8381+2.5%
Legal, social and welfare professionals6260+3.3%
General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists61610.0%
Sales assistants and salespersons4944+11.4%
Automotive and engineering trades3947−17.0%
Hospitality, retail and service managers3828+35.7%
Food trades3836+5.6%
Health diagnostic and therapy professionals3745−17.8%
Health and welfare support workers2724+12.5%
Drivers and storepersons25250.0%
Cleaners and laundry workers2417+41.2%
Other labourers2329−20.7%
Corporate managers2017+17.6%
Education professionals17170.0%
Hospitality workers1617−5.9%
Other clerical and administrative workers1620−20.0%
Business, finance and human resource professionals1420−30.0%
Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades1310+30.0%
Construction, production and distribution managers12120.0%
Engineering, ICT and science technicians12120.0%
Numerical clerks1115−26.7%
Factory process workers119+22.2%
Health, education, ICT and other managers1013−23.1%
Jewellers, arts and other trades workers1012−16.7%
Machine and stationary plant operators1011−9.1%
Mobile plant operators10100.0%
Construction trades916−43.8%
Sports, travel and personal service workers911−18.2%
Office managers, administrators and secretaries910−10.0%
Sales representatives and agents912−25.0%
Engineers85+60.0%
Skilled animal and horticultural workers89−11.1%
Food preparation assistants85+60.0%
Sales support workers78−12.5%
Farm, forestry and garden workers78−12.5%
Farmers and farm managers660.0%
Sales, marketing & public relations professionals660.0%
Science professionals and veterinarians65+20.0%
Protective service workers5fewer than 5n/a
Hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood tradesfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Construction and mining labourersfewer than 56n/a
Arts and media professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
ICT professionalsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Information professionalsfewer than 56n/a
Chief executives, managing directors & legislatorsfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Transport and design professionals, and architectsfewer 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 Hume, from the ABS's Regional Labour Force, to September 2026.

Figure 3.1: Unemployment rate, Hume, from January 2019Share of the labour force unemployed each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against Victoria and Australia.
  • Hume
  • Victoria
  • Australia
2%4%6%8%May 2020Dec 2021Jul 2023Feb 2025Sep 2026HumeHume, Sep 2026: 3.2%3.2%VictoriaVictoria, Sep 2026: 5.0%5.0%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, Hume, from January 2019Share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against Victoria and Australia.
  • Hume
  • Victoria
  • Australia
57.5%60%62.5%65%67.5%70%Sep 2019Jun 2021Mar 2023Dec 2024Sep 2026HumeHume, Sep 2026: 62.9%62.9%VictoriaVictoria, Sep 2026: 67.3%67.3%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, Hume, indexed to January 2019 = 100Employed people each month as an index, January 2019 = 100, against Victoria and Australia, so places of different size share one scale.
  • Hume
  • Victoria
  • Australia

Index (Jan 2019 = 100)

90100110120Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026HumeHume, Sep 2026: 109.7109.7VictoriaVictoria, Sep 2026: 115.7115.7AustraliaAustralia, 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, HumeThe 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%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Aged 15–24Aged 15–24, Sep 2026: 8.8%8.8%All agesAll ages, Sep 2026: 3.2%3.2%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Numbers for Figures 3.1 to 3.4: Labour force each month, Hume, 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, HumeUnemployment rate, VictoriaUnemployment rate, AustraliaParticipation rate, HumeParticipation rate, VictoriaParticipation rate, Australia
January 20194.1%5.0%5.4%63.0%65.5%65.1%
February 20194.0%5.1%5.4%63.9%66.8%66.1%
March 20193.7%4.9%5.4%63.5%66.2%65.8%
April 20193.7%5.0%5.3%63.2%66.0%65.9%
May 20193.4%4.5%5.1%63.5%66.2%66.1%
June 20193.3%4.6%5.1%63.3%66.0%65.9%
July 20193.3%4.8%5.2%63.2%65.9%65.8%
August 20193.5%4.9%5.3%63.3%66.0%65.7%
September 20193.4%4.6%5.1%63.4%66.0%65.8%
October 20193.3%4.5%5.1%63.1%65.9%65.5%
November 20193.3%4.3%4.8%63.4%66.2%65.7%
December 20193.6%4.8%4.8%64.2%67.2%66.2%
January 20204.0%5.8%5.7%61.9%66.4%65.2%
February 20203.9%5.7%5.5%62.4%67.0%66.2%
March 20204.0%5.4%5.5%62.2%66.5%65.8%
April 20204.2%6.1%6.4%60.2%64.3%63.4%
May 20204.4%6.6%6.9%59.7%63.6%62.5%
June 20204.7%7.1%7.2%60.5%64.3%63.8%
July 20204.7%6.7%7.3%60.5%64.1%64.3%
August 20204.9%7.1%6.8%59.8%63.2%64.4%
September 20204.7%6.5%6.7%59.4%62.2%64.4%
October 20204.5%6.8%6.7%60.5%64.0%65.1%
November 20204.5%6.7%6.3%61.7%65.6%65.6%
December 20204.2%6.3%6.2%62.1%66.2%66.1%
January 20214.5%6.9%6.8%61.9%65.9%65.1%
February 20214.4%6.1%6.3%62.7%66.9%66.3%
March 20214.2%6.4%6.0%62.5%66.9%66.2%
April 20213.8%5.6%5.6%62.1%66.1%65.7%
May 20213.4%4.7%5.0%62.3%66.4%66.2%
June 20213.1%4.3%4.9%62.0%65.8%66.0%
July 20213.2%4.4%4.7%62.4%66.1%65.7%
August 20213.0%4.0%4.6%62.3%66.1%64.7%
September 20213.2%4.6%4.6%61.1%64.2%64.2%
October 20213.3%5.3%5.0%60.7%63.9%64.3%
November 20213.0%4.4%4.3%62.6%66.5%65.9%
December 20212.8%4.2%4.0%63.0%67.3%66.4%
January 20223.3%4.5%4.5%62.2%66.0%65.2%
February 20223.1%4.5%4.4%63.2%67.6%66.8%
March 20223.1%4.3%4.2%62.9%67.0%66.4%
April 20223.0%4.4%3.9%62.8%67.1%66.2%
May 20222.6%3.7%3.9%62.8%66.9%66.7%
June 20222.4%3.1%3.5%63.0%66.9%66.6%
July 20222.5%3.1%3.4%61.9%66.3%66.2%
August 20222.8%3.8%3.5%61.9%66.5%66.2%
September 20222.6%3.4%3.5%61.8%66.2%66.2%
October 20222.8%3.5%3.3%61.7%66.3%66.2%
November 20222.8%3.4%3.3%62.2%67.1%66.8%
December 20222.7%3.5%3.3%62.3%67.0%67.0%
January 20233.3%4.5%4.0%61.4%65.8%65.6%
February 20233.0%4.1%3.9%62.8%67.8%67.0%
March 20233.0%3.9%3.8%63.0%67.9%66.9%
April 20233.0%4.0%3.8%62.5%67.2%66.6%
May 20232.6%3.7%3.5%62.8%67.8%67.1%
June 20232.6%3.5%3.4%62.8%67.5%66.8%
July 20232.5%3.5%3.6%62.9%67.4%66.5%
August 20232.6%3.5%3.7%62.5%66.8%66.4%
September 20232.5%3.4%3.5%62.5%66.7%66.2%
October 20232.6%3.6%3.6%62.9%67.2%66.6%
November 20232.6%3.8%3.6%63.0%67.4%67.1%
December 20232.8%4.0%3.8%63.0%67.5%67.1%
January 20243.0%4.4%4.5%62.1%66.2%65.7%
February 20242.8%4.2%4.0%63.4%68.1%67.3%
March 20243.1%4.3%4.1%63.2%67.6%66.9%
April 20243.1%4.5%4.2%63.1%67.5%66.8%
May 20242.8%4.3%3.9%63.3%68.0%67.1%
June 20242.8%4.3%3.9%63.3%67.8%66.9%
July 20243.0%4.3%4.1%63.5%68.0%67.0%
August 20243.0%4.4%4.1%63.3%67.7%66.7%
September 20242.9%4.3%3.9%63.5%68.0%66.8%
October 20243.0%4.3%3.9%63.4%67.9%66.9%
November 20242.7%3.9%3.6%63.6%67.9%67.0%
December 20243.0%4.4%3.8%63.7%68.3%67.5%
January 20253.5%5.2%4.5%62.9%67.3%66.6%
February 20253.4%5.0%4.4%63.6%68.2%67.2%
March 20253.2%4.6%4.3%63.3%67.8%67.0%
April 20253.0%4.4%4.1%63.4%67.9%67.1%
May 20253.0%4.3%4.0%63.4%67.9%67.4%
June 20253.0%4.3%4.2%63.4%67.9%67.1%
July 20252.9%4.4%4.2%63.4%67.6%66.9%
August 20253.0%4.2%4.3%63.3%67.6%66.4%
September 20253.2%4.7%4.3%63.5%67.8%66.7%
October 20252.9%4.4%4.2%63.2%67.4%66.7%
November 20253.1%4.5%4.0%63.7%68.0%66.8%
December 20253.0%4.5%3.9%63.5%68.0%67.1%
January 20263.5%4.7%4.5%62.5%66.7%66.1%
February 20263.5%5.0%4.6%63.7%68.3%67.4%
March 20263.4%5.0%4.5%62.9%67.2%67.1%
April 20263.5%5.0%4.6%62.8%66.9%66.7%
May 20263.0%4.8%4.3%63.0%67.5%67.0%
June 20263.2%4.9%4.3%63.2%67.7%67.1%
July 20263.3%4.9%4.4%63.4%67.5%66.7%
August 20263.3%4.9%4.6%63.2%67.4%66.6%
September 20263.2%5.0%4.6%62.9%67.3%66.5%
Employed people as an index, January 2019 = 100, and youth unemployment
MonthEmployed people, index, HumeEmployed people, index, VictoriaEmployed people, index, AustraliaYouth unemployment rate (15–24), Hume
January 2019100.0100.0100.011.0%
February 2019101.7102.0101.710.5%
March 2019101.4101.6101.59.7%
April 2019101.1101.3101.99.3%
May 2019102.0102.2102.58.3%
June 2019101.8101.9102.37.8%
July 2019101.8101.8102.27.8%
August 2019101.9102.0102.18.1%
September 2019102.3102.4102.68.1%
October 2019102.2102.6102.37.9%
November 2019102.8103.4103.07.8%
December 2019104.0104.6103.89.0%
January 2020100.1102.3101.610.5%
February 2020100.9103.4103.410.5%
March 2020100.8103.2103.010.6%
April 202097.399.098.311.2%
May 202096.297.496.611.6%
June 202097.298.098.112.3%
July 202097.397.998.812.2%
August 202096.296.199.512.5%
September 202095.794.999.512.2%
October 202097.997.4100.712.0%
November 2020100.099.7101.912.0%
December 2020101.0101.0102.811.2%
January 2021100.499.9100.712.1%
February 2021102.0102.1103.111.5%
March 2021101.9101.7103.310.6%
April 2021101.9101.4103.19.0%
May 2021102.8102.7104.57.8%
June 2021102.7102.1104.37.2%
July 2021103.2102.5104.17.7%
August 2021103.3102.8102.77.6%
September 2021101.099.3101.98.4%
October 2021100.498.2101.78.9%
November 2021103.9103.2105.17.7%
December 2021104.9104.8106.37.0%
January 2022103.2102.7104.28.0%
February 2022105.3105.4107.07.5%
March 2022105.0104.9106.87.2%
April 2022105.0105.1107.06.9%
May 2022105.6105.6108.15.7%
June 2022106.2106.4108.55.1%
July 2022104.3105.7108.25.3%
August 2022104.2105.5108.36.0%
September 2022104.2105.7108.65.5%
October 2022104.0106.1109.15.8%
November 2022105.1107.7110.25.7%
December 2022105.4107.9110.75.7%
January 2023103.4105.1108.17.1%
February 2023106.2109.1110.86.6%
March 2023106.8109.9111.26.3%
April 2023105.9108.8110.86.4%
May 2023106.9110.3112.35.5%
June 2023107.0110.4112.05.8%
July 2023107.4110.5111.76.0%
August 2023106.7109.7111.76.4%
September 2023107.2110.0112.06.2%
October 2023107.8110.9112.66.5%
November 2023108.0111.1113.66.7%
December 2023108.1111.4113.77.3%
January 2024106.5109.1110.77.9%
February 2024109.0112.7114.17.5%
March 2024108.5112.0113.68.2%
April 2024108.4111.8113.58.0%
May 2024109.2112.9114.57.2%
June 2024109.0112.8114.47.1%
July 2024108.9113.3114.47.6%
August 2024108.6113.0114.17.5%
September 2024109.1113.7114.87.2%
October 2024108.9113.6114.97.1%
November 2024109.5114.3115.76.4%
December 2024109.5114.5116.67.0%
January 2025107.8112.2114.38.0%
February 2025109.2114.1115.87.7%
March 2025109.1114.1115.87.2%
April 2025109.5114.6116.26.7%
May 2025109.5114.8116.96.7%
June 2025109.6115.0116.46.6%
July 2025109.7114.6116.36.3%
August 2025109.6115.0115.66.6%
September 2025109.7115.0116.17.2%
October 2025109.6114.8116.56.6%
November 2025110.4115.9116.97.1%
December 2025110.2116.0117.86.7%
January 2026108.0113.8115.48.3%
February 2026110.1116.4117.88.9%
March 2026109.1114.7117.78.9%
April 2026108.8114.3117.09.4%
May 2026109.8115.7118.08.0%
June 2026109.9116.1118.48.5%
July 2026110.2115.9117.78.8%
August 2026109.9115.9117.58.9%
September 2026109.7115.7117.48.8%

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 Hume, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to September 2026.

Figure 4.1: Largest occupations by estimated employment, Hume, September 2026The 10 occupations with the most people employed in September 2026, of an estimated 96,345 people employed in Hume across all occupations. The table adds September 2025 and the change. 3 of Hume's 10 largest occupations are in national shortage, and 1 is in shortage in regional Australia.
Registered Nurses: 3,166Registered Nurses3,166Sales Assistants (General): 3,120Sales Assistants (General)3,120Retail Managers: 2,616Retail Managers2,616Livestock Farmers: 2,575Livestock Farmers2,575Aged and Disabled Carers: 2,530Aged and Disabled Carers2,530General Clerks: 2,174General Clerks2,174Truck Drivers: 1,800Truck Drivers1,800Construction Managers: 1,680Construction Managers1,680Education Aides: 1,486Education Aides1,486Commercial Cleaners: 1,360Commercial Cleaners1,360

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

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Largest occupations by estimated employment, Hume, September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025ChangeNational shortage, 2026
Registered Nurses3,1663,149+0.5%Shortage
Sales Assistants (General)3,1203,172−1.6%
Retail Managers2,6162,743−4.6%
Livestock Farmers2,5752,372+8.6%
Aged and Disabled Carers2,5302,318+9.1%Shortage
General Clerks2,1742,031+7.0%
Truck Drivers1,8001,977−9.0%Shortage
Construction Managers1,6801,353+24.2%Regional shortage
Education Aides1,4861,334+11.4%
Commercial Cleaners1,3601,547−12.1%
Figure 4.2: Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Hume, 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.
Crop Farmers: +32.0%Crop Farmers+32.0%Construction Managers: +24.2%Construction Managers+24.2%Painting Trades Workers: +16.4%Painting Trades Workers+16.4%Storepersons: +15.8%Storepersons+15.8%Electricians: +13.7%Electricians+13.7%Product Assemblers: −13.2%Product Assemblers−13.2%Primary School Teachers: −14.0%Primary School Teachers−14.0%Bus and Coach Drivers: −17.4%Bus and Coach Drivers−17.4%Waiters: −22.3%Waiters−22.3%Metal Fitters and Machinists: −25.4%Metal Fitters and Machinists−25.4%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Hume, September 2025 to September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025Change
Crop Farmers408309+32.0%
Construction Managers1,6801,353+24.2%
Painting Trades Workers262225+16.4%
Storepersons936808+15.8%
Electricians1,3101,152+13.7%
Product Assemblers455524−13.2%
Primary School Teachers9661,123−14.0%
Bus and Coach Drivers428518−17.4%
Waiters8651,113−22.3%
Metal Fitters and Machinists424568−25.4%
Figure 4.3: People employed in the largest occupations, Hume, 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.
  • Registered Nurses
  • Sales Assistants (General)
  • Retail Managers
  • Livestock Farmers
  • Aged and Disabled Carers
1k2k3k4kSep 2022Sep 2024Sep 2026Registered NursesRegistered Nurses, Sep 2021: 2,487Registered Nurses, Sep 2026: 3,1663,166Sales Assistants (General)Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2021: 3,491Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2026: 3,1203,120Retail ManagersRetail Managers, Sep 2021: 1,884Retail Managers, Sep 2026: 2,6162,616Livestock FarmersLivestock Farmers, Sep 2021: 2,820Livestock Farmers, Sep 2026: 2,5752,575Aged and Disabled CarersAged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2021: 2,288Aged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2026: 2,5302,530

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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People employed in the largest occupations, Hume, September 2021 to September 2026
MonthRegistered NursesSales Assistants (General)Retail ManagersLivestock FarmersAged and Disabled Carers
September 20212,4873,4911,8842,8202,288
September 20221,9503,9721,8271,4822,539
September 20232,1923,4761,8581,4492,500
September 20242,7403,1942,3521,9312,399
September 20253,1493,1722,7432,3722,318
September 20263,1663,1202,6162,5752,530

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 Hume, 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, HumePeople in employment services at each snapshot, November 2024 to June 2026.
4.4k4.6k4.8k5k5.2k5.4kMar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026HumeHume, Jun 2026: 5,1555,155

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, Hume, against Victoria and AustraliaShare of people in employment services who had been in services for 12 months or more, and in Hume for 24 months or more, November 2024 to June 2026.
  • Hume, 12 months or more
  • Hume, 24 months or more
  • Victoria, 12 months or more
  • Australia, 12 months or more
40%50%60%70%Mar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026Hume, 12 months or moreHume, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 67.6%67.6%Hume, 24 months or moreHume, 24 months or more, Jun 2026: 46.8%46.8%Victoria, 12 months or moreVictoria, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 61.6%61.6%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, Hume, 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, HumeIn services 12 months or more, HumeIn services 24 months or more, HumeIn services 12 months or more, VictoriaIn services 12 months or more, Australia
November 20244,51563.6%43.7%56.5%60.8%
December 20244,54563.1%43.6%56.5%60.7%
January 20254,70063.0%42.9%56.3%60.5%
February 20254,82062.2%41.9%56.1%60.3%
March 20254,86562.7%42.3%56.2%60.3%
April 20254,90063.0%42.0%56.6%60.5%
May 20254,99562.8%41.6%56.8%60.7%
June 20255,00563.5%41.8%57.6%61.3%
July 20255,03063.8%41.5%58.0%61.7%
August 20254,95064.8%42.2%58.7%62.2%
September 20254,97565.1%42.7%58.9%62.4%
October 20254,98565.2%42.9%59.2%62.7%
November 20254,95564.6%42.7%59.0%62.5%
December 20254,98565.1%43.2%59.2%62.6%
January 20265,19565.7%44.1%59.4%62.7%
February 20265,25566.3%44.4%59.8%63.1%
March 20265,18566.7%44.7%60.3%63.4%
April 20265,12566.8%45.2%60.7%63.8%
May 20265,13567.3%46.0%61.3%64.2%
June 20265,15567.6%46.8%61.6%64.4%
Figure 5.3: People in employment services by age group, Hume, June 2026The 5 age groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
Under 25: 1,075Under 251,07525–34: 1,11025–341,11035–44: 1,03535–441,03545–54: 1,01045–541,01055 and over: 91555 and over915

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

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People in employment services by age group, Hume, June 2026
Age groupPeopleShare
Under 251,07521%
25–341,11022%
35–441,03520%
45–541,01020%
55 and over91518%
Figure 5.4: People in employment services by allowance group, Hume, June 2026The 3 allowance groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
JobSeeker Payment: 3,970JobSeeker Payment3,970Youth Allowance (other): 560Youth Allowance (other)560Other: 620Other620

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

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People in employment services by allowance group, Hume, June 2026
Allowance groupPeopleShare
JobSeeker Payment3,97077%
Youth Allowance (other)56011%
Other62012%

6 Jobs on ViewJobs now

Live job ads on ViewJobs in the High Country, Murray East and Goulburn. Goulburn reaches beyond this ABS area: 49% of its towns are in the area. The High Country and Murray East have all their towns in it.

Live jobs on ViewJobs in these regions
663
ViewJobs, 29 Oct 2026[9]
Figure 6.1: Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, High Country, Murray East and GoulburnThe 8 classifications with the most live ads, as of 29 Oct 2026.
Healthcare & Medical: 167Healthcare & Medical167Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: 134Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics134Community Services & Development: 75Community Services & Development75Retail & Consumer Products: 55Retail & Consumer Products55Hospitality & Tourism: 43Hospitality & Tourism43Education & Training: 38Education & Training38Farming, Animals & Conservation: 27Farming, Animals & Conservation27Self Employment: 19Self Employment19

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, High Country, Murray East and Goulburn
ClassificationLive jobs
Healthcare & Medical167
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics134
Community Services & Development75
Retail & Consumer Products55
Hospitality & Tourism43
Education & Training38
Farming, Animals & Conservation27
Self Employment19

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, Hume, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)Average salary and wages per earner, 2021–22 to 2023–24 income years (ATO), against Victoria and Australia.
  • Hume
  • Victoria
  • Australia
$55k$60k$65k$70k$75k$80k2021–222022–232023–24HumeHume, 2021–22: $58,681Hume, 2022–23: $61,554Hume, 2023–24: $64,353$64,353VictoriaVictoria, 2021–22: $68,898Victoria, 2022–23: $72,396Victoria, 2023–24: $75,049$75,049AustraliaAustralia, 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, Hume, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)
Income yearHumeVictoriaAustralia
2021–22$58,681$68,898$69,980
2022–23$61,554$72,396$73,647
2023–24$64,353$75,049$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 Hume's job market, each with its period and source.

How many jobs are advertised in Hume?

937 online job ads a month were placed in Hume, on average, in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Is Hume's job market growing or shrinking?

Steady: online job ads in Hume were down 0.3% on a year earlier, from 940 to 937 a month in the three months to September 2026. Over the same year, ads were up 0.1% across Victoria and up 0.6% across Australia.

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

Which jobs are most in demand in Hume?

Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 130 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (83) and legal, social and welfare professionals (62).

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Hume?

The unemployment rate in Hume was 3.2% in September 2026, against 5.0% across Victoria. A year earlier it was 3.2%. 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 Hume?

No, it is about the same. Unemployment in Hume was about the same as a year earlier in September 2026, at 3.2% against 3.2% (ABS modelled estimates). Across Victoria it was up 0.3 points.

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

What are the biggest occupations in Hume?

An estimated 3,166 of the 96,345 people employed in Hume in September 2026 worked as Registered Nurses, the largest occupation there. Next were Sales Assistants (General), with 3,120 people, and Retail Managers, with 2,616 people. These are Jobs and Skills Australia's experimental nowcast estimates.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

Which occupations are growing fastest in Hume?

Among occupations with at least 200 people employed in both September 2025 and September 2026, Crop Farmers grew fastest in Hume, up 32.0% to an estimated 408 people employed, followed by Construction Managers (up 24.2%) and Painting Trades Workers (up 16.4%). 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 Hume?

5,155 people in Hume were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 3.0% on a year earlier. 67.6% 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 Hume been in Workforce Australia employment services?

At 30 June 2026, 67.6% had been in employment services for 12 months or more, and 46.8% for two years or more, against 61.6% and 38.8% across Victoria.

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

How many jobs are on ViewJobs in Hume?

663 jobs are live on ViewJobs in the High Country, Murray East and Goulburn, as of 29 Oct 2026. Goulburn reaches beyond Hume: 49% of its towns are in the area. The most advertised are Healthcare & Medical (167), Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics (134) and Community Services & Development (75).

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
Hume here is ABS SA4 204 Hume. 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). Hume job market report, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/job-market/vic/hume

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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