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Latrobe - Gippsland 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 Latrobe - Gippsland, 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 205 Latrobe - Gippsland
Sources
JSA, ABS, DEWR, ATO and ViewJobs

Key findings

  1. Steady: online job ads in Latrobe - Gippsland were down 0.6% on a year earlier, from 1,270 to 1,262 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, 157 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (131) and legal, social and welfare professionals (96).

    Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for other clerical and administrative workers rose fastest, up 60.9%.[1]

    Section 2: Which jobs are in demand →

  3. The unemployment rate in Latrobe - Gippsland was 4.4% in September 2026, against 5.0% across Victoria.

    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. 9,615 people in Latrobe - Gippsland were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 2.8% on a year earlier.

    66.5% of them had been in employment services for 12 months or more.[5]

    Section 5: Job seekers in employment services →
Unemployment rate
4.4%
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.2 points on September 2025[3]
Employed people
147,627
ABS, September 2026 · up 0.2% since September 2025[3]
Online job ads a month
1,262
JSA, September 2026 · down 0.6% since September 2025[1]
People in Workforce Australia employment services
9,615
DEWR, June 2026 · up 2.8% 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.

Latrobe - Gippsland
−0.6%
1,262 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, Latrobe - GippslandThree-month average, October 2023 to September 2026.
1k1.2k1.4k1.6k1.8k2kJan 2024Sep 2024May 2025Jan 2026Sep 2026Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, Sep 2026: 1,2621,262

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Online job ads a month, Latrobe - Gippsland
MonthOnline job ads a month
October 20231,905
November 20231,777
December 20231,615
January 20241,595
February 20241,602
March 20241,707
April 20241,591
May 20241,550
June 20241,440
July 20241,389
August 20241,344
September 20241,356
October 20241,428
November 20241,423
December 20241,320
January 20251,282
February 20251,213
March 20251,289
April 20251,183
May 20251,220
June 20251,192
July 20251,263
August 20251,221
September 20251,270
October 20251,338
November 20251,310
December 20251,251
January 20261,224
February 20261,287
March 20261,329
April 20261,246
May 20261,209
June 20261,190
July 20261,223
August 20261,236
September 20261,262

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, Latrobe - GippslandThe 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.
Other clerical and administrative workers: +60.9%Other clerical and administrative workers+60.9%Hospitality, retail and service managers: +34.3%Hospitality, retail and service managers+34.3%Health and welfare support workers: +22.6%Health and welfare support workers+22.6%Food trades: +21.2%Food trades+21.2%Medical practitioners and nurses: +12.9%Medical practitioners and nurses+12.9%Other labourers: +3.6%Other labourers+3.6%Sales assistants and salespersons: +3.0%Sales assistants and salespersons+3.0%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists: −10.0%General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists−10.0%Legal, social and welfare professionals: −11.1%Legal, social and welfare professionals−11.1%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals: −11.5%Health diagnostic and therapy professionals−11.5%Automotive and engineering trades: −12.5%Automotive and engineering trades−12.5%Carers and aides: −13.2%Carers and aides−13.2%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

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Change in online job ads by occupation, Latrobe - Gippsland
Occupation groupAds a month, September 2026A year earlierChange
Medical practitioners and nurses157139+12.9%
Carers and aides131151−13.2%
Legal, social and welfare professionals96108−11.1%
General-inquiry clerks, call centre, receptionists8190−10.0%
Sales assistants and salespersons6967+3.0%
Hospitality, retail and service managers4735+34.3%
Health diagnostic and therapy professionals4652−11.5%
Automotive and engineering trades4248−12.5%
Food trades4033+21.2%
Health and welfare support workers3831+22.6%
Other clerical and administrative workers3723+60.9%
Other labourers2928+3.6%
Education professionals2829−3.4%
Business, finance and human resource professionals2720+35.0%
Drivers and storepersons2730−10.0%
Cleaners and laundry workers2420+20.0%
Farm, forestry and garden workers2421+14.3%
Numerical clerks2122−4.5%
Office managers, administrators and secretaries2021−4.8%
Engineering, ICT and science technicians1822−18.2%
Construction trades1714+21.4%
Corporate managers1623−30.4%
Sports, travel and personal service workers1610+60.0%
Construction, production and distribution managers1512+25.0%
Hospitality workers1512+25.0%
Sales representatives and agents1416−12.5%
Electrotechnology and telecommunications trades1318−27.8%
Mobile plant operators139+44.4%
Health, education, ICT and other managers1220−40.0%
Engineers1110+10.0%
Skilled animal and horticultural workers10100.0%
Information professionals990.0%
Science professionals and veterinarians96+50.0%
Machine and stationary plant operators916−43.8%
Factory process workers913−30.8%
Hairdressers, printing, clothing and wood trades85+60.0%
Sales, marketing & public relations professionals76+16.7%
Jewellers, arts and other trades workers710−30.0%
Food preparation assistants711−36.4%
Sales support workers67−14.3%
Chief executives, managing directors & legislators56−16.7%
ICT professionals550.0%
Transport and design professionals, and architects57−28.6%
Protective service workers56−16.7%
Construction and mining labourers59−44.4%
Farmers and farm managersfewer than 5fewer than 5n/a
Arts and media professionalsfewer 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 Latrobe - Gippsland, from the ABS's Regional Labour Force, to September 2026.

Figure 3.1: Unemployment rate, Latrobe - Gippsland, from January 2019Share of the labour force unemployed each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against Victoria and Australia.
  • Latrobe - Gippsland
  • Victoria
  • Australia
2%4%6%8%May 2020Dec 2021Jul 2023Feb 2025Sep 2026Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, Sep 2026: 4.4%4.4%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, Latrobe - Gippsland, from January 2019Share of people aged 15 and over in the labour force each month, January 2019 to September 2026, against Victoria and Australia.
  • Latrobe - Gippsland
  • Victoria
  • Australia
50%55%60%65%70%Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, Sep 2026: 58.4%58.4%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, Latrobe - Gippsland, 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.
  • Latrobe - Gippsland
  • Victoria
  • Australia

Index (Jan 2019 = 100)

90100110120Jan 2020Sep 2021May 2023Jan 2025Sep 2026Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, Sep 2026: 112.1112.1VictoriaVictoria, 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, Latrobe - GippslandThe 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: 11.5%11.5%All agesAll ages, Sep 2026: 4.4%4.4%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics[3].

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Numbers for Figures 3.1 to 3.4: Labour force each month, Latrobe - Gippsland, 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, Latrobe - GippslandUnemployment rate, VictoriaUnemployment rate, AustraliaParticipation rate, Latrobe - GippslandParticipation rate, VictoriaParticipation rate, Australia
January 20195.3%5.0%5.4%58.8%65.5%65.1%
February 20195.1%5.1%5.4%59.7%66.8%66.1%
March 20194.9%4.9%5.4%59.2%66.2%65.8%
April 20194.4%5.0%5.3%58.6%66.0%65.9%
May 20194.2%4.5%5.1%58.9%66.2%66.1%
June 20194.3%4.6%5.1%58.7%66.0%65.9%
July 20194.3%4.8%5.2%58.8%65.9%65.8%
August 20194.5%4.9%5.3%58.9%66.0%65.7%
September 20194.5%4.6%5.1%59.0%66.0%65.8%
October 20194.2%4.5%5.1%58.8%65.9%65.5%
November 20194.0%4.3%4.8%59.0%66.2%65.7%
December 20194.5%4.8%4.8%59.9%67.2%66.2%
January 20205.2%5.8%5.7%57.5%66.4%65.2%
February 20205.0%5.7%5.5%57.9%67.0%66.2%
March 20205.0%5.4%5.5%57.7%66.5%65.8%
April 20205.2%6.1%6.4%55.9%64.3%63.4%
May 20205.6%6.6%6.9%55.7%63.6%62.5%
June 20206.0%7.1%7.2%56.2%64.3%63.8%
July 20205.6%6.7%7.3%56.1%64.1%64.3%
August 20206.0%7.1%6.8%55.7%63.2%64.4%
September 20205.6%6.5%6.7%54.9%62.2%64.4%
October 20205.6%6.8%6.7%56.2%64.0%65.1%
November 20205.6%6.7%6.3%57.2%65.6%65.6%
December 20205.5%6.3%6.2%57.6%66.2%66.1%
January 20215.8%6.9%6.8%57.2%65.9%65.1%
February 20215.3%6.1%6.3%58.0%66.9%66.3%
March 20215.5%6.4%6.0%57.9%66.9%66.2%
April 20215.0%5.6%5.6%57.5%66.1%65.7%
May 20214.4%4.7%5.0%57.6%66.4%66.2%
June 20214.0%4.3%4.9%57.2%65.8%66.0%
July 20214.2%4.4%4.7%57.7%66.1%65.7%
August 20213.8%4.0%4.6%57.7%66.1%64.7%
September 20214.2%4.6%4.6%56.6%64.2%64.2%
October 20214.4%5.3%5.0%56.1%63.9%64.3%
November 20213.9%4.4%4.3%57.8%66.5%65.9%
December 20213.7%4.2%4.0%58.2%67.3%66.4%
January 20224.2%4.5%4.5%57.4%66.0%65.2%
February 20224.2%4.5%4.4%58.5%67.6%66.8%
March 20224.1%4.3%4.2%58.0%67.0%66.4%
April 20224.1%4.4%3.9%57.9%67.1%66.2%
May 20223.7%3.7%3.9%57.8%66.9%66.7%
June 20223.3%3.1%3.5%57.9%66.9%66.6%
July 20223.1%3.1%3.4%57.1%66.3%66.2%
August 20223.7%3.8%3.5%57.3%66.5%66.2%
September 20223.6%3.4%3.5%57.2%66.2%66.2%
October 20223.5%3.5%3.3%57.3%66.3%66.2%
November 20223.4%3.4%3.3%57.9%67.1%66.8%
December 20223.3%3.5%3.3%57.9%67.0%67.0%
January 20234.4%4.5%4.0%57.1%65.8%65.6%
February 20234.0%4.1%3.9%58.6%67.8%67.0%
March 20233.8%3.9%3.8%58.6%67.9%66.9%
April 20234.0%4.0%3.8%58.1%67.2%66.6%
May 20233.7%3.7%3.5%58.4%67.8%67.1%
June 20233.5%3.5%3.4%58.3%67.5%66.8%
July 20233.3%3.5%3.6%58.1%67.4%66.5%
August 20233.7%3.5%3.7%57.8%66.8%66.4%
September 20233.5%3.4%3.5%57.8%66.7%66.2%
October 20233.5%3.6%3.6%58.2%67.2%66.6%
November 20233.8%3.8%3.6%58.3%67.4%67.1%
December 20233.8%4.0%3.8%58.4%67.5%67.1%
January 20244.1%4.4%4.5%57.4%66.2%65.7%
February 20244.1%4.2%4.0%58.9%68.1%67.3%
March 20244.3%4.3%4.1%58.6%67.6%66.9%
April 20244.2%4.5%4.2%58.4%67.5%66.8%
May 20244.1%4.3%3.9%58.8%68.0%67.1%
June 20243.8%4.3%3.9%58.6%67.8%66.9%
July 20244.0%4.3%4.1%58.7%68.0%67.0%
August 20244.2%4.4%4.1%58.7%67.7%66.7%
September 20244.0%4.3%3.9%58.8%68.0%66.8%
October 20244.0%4.3%3.9%58.8%67.9%66.9%
November 20243.6%3.9%3.6%58.8%67.9%67.0%
December 20244.1%4.4%3.8%59.2%68.3%67.5%
January 20254.7%5.2%4.5%58.3%67.3%66.6%
February 20254.5%5.0%4.4%59.0%68.2%67.2%
March 20254.1%4.6%4.3%58.7%67.8%67.0%
April 20254.0%4.4%4.1%58.9%67.9%67.1%
May 20253.8%4.3%4.0%58.7%67.9%67.4%
June 20253.9%4.3%4.2%58.6%67.9%67.1%
July 20254.0%4.4%4.2%58.7%67.6%66.9%
August 20253.8%4.2%4.3%58.6%67.6%66.4%
September 20254.2%4.7%4.3%58.8%67.8%66.7%
October 20254.1%4.4%4.2%58.6%67.4%66.7%
November 20253.9%4.5%4.0%58.9%68.0%66.8%
December 20253.9%4.5%3.9%58.9%68.0%67.1%
January 20264.2%4.7%4.5%58.2%66.7%66.1%
February 20264.3%5.0%4.6%59.1%68.3%67.4%
March 20264.5%5.0%4.5%58.5%67.2%67.1%
April 20264.0%5.0%4.6%58.0%66.9%66.7%
May 20264.2%4.8%4.3%58.5%67.5%67.0%
June 20264.2%4.9%4.3%58.7%67.7%67.1%
July 20264.2%4.9%4.4%58.7%67.5%66.7%
August 20264.2%4.9%4.6%58.5%67.4%66.6%
September 20264.4%5.0%4.6%58.4%67.3%66.5%
Employed people as an index, January 2019 = 100, and youth unemployment
MonthEmployed people, index, Latrobe - GippslandEmployed people, index, VictoriaEmployed people, index, AustraliaYouth unemployment rate (15–24), Latrobe - Gippsland
January 2019100.0100.0100.013.5%
February 2019101.9102.0101.712.7%
March 2019101.5101.6101.512.0%
April 2019101.1101.3101.910.6%
May 2019102.0102.2102.59.7%
June 2019101.7101.9102.39.5%
July 2019101.9101.8102.29.5%
August 2019102.2102.0102.19.9%
September 2019102.7102.4102.69.9%
October 2019102.8102.6102.39.5%
November 2019103.4103.4103.09.1%
December 2019104.7104.6103.810.6%
January 2020100.0102.3101.613.0%
February 2020101.1103.4103.412.7%
March 2020101.0103.2103.012.6%
April 202097.799.098.313.1%
May 202096.997.496.613.9%
June 202097.498.098.114.7%
July 202097.997.998.813.8%
August 202096.796.199.514.5%
September 202096.094.999.513.8%
October 202098.497.4100.714.3%
November 2020100.299.7101.914.3%
December 2020101.1101.0102.814.0%
January 2021100.499.9100.714.7%
February 2021102.3102.1103.113.2%
March 2021102.2101.7103.313.1%
April 2021102.2101.4103.111.2%
May 2021103.3102.7104.59.7%
June 2021103.2102.1104.39.0%
July 2021104.0102.5104.19.5%
August 2021104.3102.8102.79.2%
September 2021101.899.3101.910.6%
October 2021100.998.2101.711.2%
November 2021104.5103.2105.19.6%
December 2021105.6104.8106.38.7%
January 2022103.8102.7104.29.8%
February 2022106.1105.4107.09.6%
March 2022105.5104.9106.89.1%
April 2022105.5105.1107.08.8%
May 2022105.9105.6108.17.6%
June 2022106.7106.4108.56.6%
July 2022105.4105.7108.26.2%
August 2022105.4105.5108.37.5%
September 2022105.5105.7108.67.0%
October 2022105.8106.1109.16.8%
November 2022107.1107.7110.26.6%
December 2022107.3107.9110.76.6%
January 2023104.8105.1108.18.9%
February 2023108.1109.1110.88.2%
March 2023108.5109.9111.27.8%
April 2023107.5108.8110.88.3%
May 2023108.6110.3112.37.5%
June 2023108.6110.4112.07.3%
July 2023108.7110.5111.77.4%
August 2023107.7109.7111.78.7%
September 2023108.3110.0112.08.2%
October 2023109.1110.9112.68.5%
November 2023109.1111.1113.69.4%
December 2023109.3111.4113.79.6%
January 2024107.4109.1110.710.4%
February 2024110.2112.7114.110.3%
March 2024109.7112.0113.610.8%
April 2024109.4111.8113.510.3%
May 2024110.3112.9114.59.9%
June 2024110.2112.8114.49.1%
July 2024110.5113.3114.49.4%
August 2024110.2113.0114.110.0%
September 2024110.9113.7114.89.3%
October 2024110.9113.6114.99.0%
November 2024111.4114.3115.77.9%
December 2024111.7114.5116.69.0%
January 2025109.5112.2114.310.3%
February 2025111.2114.1115.89.9%
March 2025111.3114.1115.88.8%
April 2025111.8114.6116.28.5%
May 2025111.7114.8116.98.2%
June 2025111.5115.0116.48.3%
July 2025111.6114.6116.38.4%
August 2025111.8115.0115.68.0%
September 2025111.9115.0116.19.0%
October 2025111.7114.8116.58.8%
November 2025112.5115.9116.98.5%
December 2025112.5116.0117.88.6%
January 2026111.0113.8115.49.7%
February 2026112.9116.4117.810.6%
March 2026111.7114.7117.711.4%
April 2026111.2114.3117.010.6%
May 2026112.1115.7118.010.6%
June 2026112.4116.1118.410.7%
July 2026112.6115.9117.710.8%
August 2026112.5115.9117.510.8%
September 2026112.1115.7117.411.5%

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 Latrobe - Gippsland, from Jobs and Skills Australia's monthly nowcast, to September 2026.

Figure 4.1: Largest occupations by estimated employment, Latrobe - Gippsland, September 2026The 10 occupations with the most people employed in September 2026, of an estimated 147,908 people employed in Latrobe - Gippsland across all occupations. The table adds September 2025 and the change. 4 of Latrobe - Gippsland's 10 largest occupations are in national shortage.
Sales Assistants (General): 6,418Sales Assistants (General)6,418Livestock Farmers: 5,545Livestock Farmers5,545Aged and Disabled Carers: 4,869Aged and Disabled Carers4,869Registered Nurses: 4,164Registered Nurses4,164General Clerks: 3,527General Clerks3,527Truck Drivers: 2,950Truck Drivers2,950Education Aides: 2,720Education Aides2,720Retail Managers: 2,650Retail Managers2,650Receptionists: 2,346Receptionists2,346Secondary School Teachers: 2,270Secondary School Teachers2,270

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

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Largest occupations by estimated employment, Latrobe - Gippsland, September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025ChangeNational shortage, 2026
Sales Assistants (General)6,4186,913−7.2%
Livestock Farmers5,5455,591−0.8%
Aged and Disabled Carers4,8694,754+2.4%Shortage
Registered Nurses4,1644,193−0.7%Shortage
General Clerks3,5273,621−2.6%
Truck Drivers2,9503,097−4.7%Shortage
Education Aides2,7202,628+3.5%
Retail Managers2,6502,561+3.5%
Receptionists2,3462,129+10.2%
Secondary School Teachers2,2702,282−0.5%Shortage
Figure 4.2: Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Latrobe - Gippsland, 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.
Handypersons: +44.5%Handypersons+44.5%Crop Farmers: +30.4%Crop Farmers+30.4%Fast Food Cooks: +26.8%Fast Food Cooks+26.8%Financial Brokers: +25.6%Financial Brokers+25.6%Other Clerical and Office Support Workers: +23.1%Other Clerical and Office Support Workers+23.1%Pharmacists: −12.0%Pharmacists−12.0%Vocational Education Teachers: −12.1%Vocational Education Teachers−12.1%Couriers and Postal Deliverers: −12.6%Couriers and Postal Deliverers−12.6%Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses: −14.2%Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses−14.2%Bus and Coach Drivers: −14.6%Bus and Coach Drivers−14.6%

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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Fastest growing and shrinking occupations by estimated employment, Latrobe - Gippsland, September 2025 to September 2026
OccupationPeople employed, September 2026September 2025Change
Handypersons744515+44.5%
Crop Farmers438336+30.4%
Fast Food Cooks985777+26.8%
Financial Brokers756602+25.6%
Other Clerical and Office Support Workers277225+23.1%
Pharmacists536609−12.0%
Vocational Education Teachers270307−12.1%
Couriers and Postal Deliverers459525−12.6%
Enrolled and Mothercraft Nurses230268−14.2%
Bus and Coach Drivers520609−14.6%
Figure 4.3: People employed in the largest occupations, Latrobe - Gippsland, 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)
  • Livestock Farmers
  • Aged and Disabled Carers
  • Registered Nurses
  • General Clerks
2k4k6k8kSep 2022Sep 2024Sep 2026Sales Assistants (General)Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2021: 5,481Sales Assistants (General), Sep 2026: 6,4186,418Livestock FarmersLivestock Farmers, Sep 2021: 5,168Livestock Farmers, Sep 2026: 5,5455,545Aged and Disabled CarersAged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2021: 2,860Aged and Disabled Carers, Sep 2026: 4,8694,869Registered NursesRegistered Nurses, Sep 2021: 2,496Registered Nurses, Sep 2026: 4,1644,164General ClerksGeneral Clerks, Sep 2021: 2,191General Clerks, Sep 2026: 3,5273,527

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

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People employed in the largest occupations, Latrobe - Gippsland, September 2021 to September 2026
MonthSales Assistants (General)Livestock FarmersAged and Disabled CarersRegistered NursesGeneral Clerks
September 20215,4815,1682,8602,4962,191
September 20225,7995,3103,6803,2502,159
September 20236,2585,4923,9813,7622,628
September 20246,7885,4814,5293,8843,274
September 20256,9135,5914,7544,1933,621
September 20266,4185,5454,8694,1643,527

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 Latrobe - Gippsland, 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, Latrobe - GippslandPeople in employment services at each snapshot, November 2024 to June 2026.
8.5k9k9.5k10kMar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, Jun 2026: 9,6159,615

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, Latrobe - Gippsland, against Victoria and AustraliaShare of people in employment services who had been in services for 12 months or more, and in Latrobe - Gippsland for 24 months or more, November 2024 to June 2026.
  • Latrobe - Gippsland, 12 months or more
  • Latrobe - Gippsland, 24 months or more
  • Victoria, 12 months or more
  • Australia, 12 months or more
40%50%60%70%Mar 2025Aug 2025Jan 2026Jun 2026Latrobe - Gippsland, 12 months or moreLatrobe - Gippsland, 12 months or more, Jun 2026: 66.5%66.5%Latrobe - Gippsland, 24 months or moreLatrobe - Gippsland, 24 months or more, Jun 2026: 44.5%44.5%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, Latrobe - Gippsland, 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, Latrobe - GippslandIn services 12 months or more, Latrobe - GippslandIn services 24 months or more, Latrobe - GippslandIn services 12 months or more, VictoriaIn services 12 months or more, Australia
November 20248,62062.1%42.8%56.5%60.8%
December 20248,63062.5%42.6%56.5%60.7%
January 20258,85562.5%42.6%56.3%60.5%
February 20259,01562.1%41.9%56.1%60.3%
March 20259,15061.6%42.0%56.2%60.3%
April 20259,15562.0%41.9%56.6%60.5%
May 20259,27561.8%41.9%56.8%60.7%
June 20259,35062.2%41.7%57.6%61.3%
July 20259,41562.5%41.5%58.0%61.7%
August 20259,33563.1%41.8%58.7%62.2%
September 20259,39563.7%42.1%58.9%62.4%
October 20259,47063.8%42.3%59.2%62.7%
November 20259,40563.3%42.3%59.0%62.5%
December 20259,43063.5%42.6%59.2%62.6%
January 20269,61564.2%42.8%59.4%62.7%
February 20269,67564.8%42.6%59.8%63.1%
March 20269,62565.4%43.2%60.3%63.4%
April 20269,61565.5%43.7%60.7%63.8%
May 20269,62065.8%43.8%61.3%64.2%
June 20269,61566.5%44.5%61.6%64.4%
Figure 5.3: People in employment services by age group, Latrobe - Gippsland, June 2026The 5 age groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
Under 25: 2,370Under 252,37025–34: 2,16025–342,16035–44: 1,88535–441,88545–54: 1,65045–541,65055 and over: 1,53055 and over1,530

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

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People in employment services by age group, Latrobe - Gippsland, June 2026
Age groupPeopleShare
Under 252,37025%
25–342,16022%
35–441,88520%
45–541,65017%
55 and over1,53016%
Figure 5.4: People in employment services by allowance group, Latrobe - Gippsland, June 2026The 3 allowance groups at the latest snapshot; the table adds each group's share of all people in employment services.
JobSeeker Payment: 7,115JobSeeker Payment7,115Youth Allowance (other): 1,405Youth Allowance (other)1,405Other: 1,095Other1,095

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

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People in employment services by allowance group, Latrobe - Gippsland, June 2026
Allowance groupPeopleShare
JobSeeker Payment7,11574%
Youth Allowance (other)1,40515%
Other1,09511%

6 Jobs on ViewJobs now

Live job ads on ViewJobs in Gippsland, a ViewJobs region whose towns all sit in this ABS area.

Live jobs on ViewJobs in Gippsland
518
ViewJobs, 29 Oct 2026[9]
Figure 6.1: Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, GippslandThe 8 classifications with the most live ads, as of 29 Oct 2026.
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics: 135Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics135Healthcare & Medical: 82Healthcare & Medical82Community Services & Development: 61Community Services & Development61Retail & Consumer Products: 58Retail & Consumer Products58Education & Training: 35Education & Training35Self Employment: 30Self Employment30Hospitality & Tourism: 21Hospitality & Tourism21Sport & Recreation: 16Sport & Recreation16

Source: ViewJobs live ads[9].

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Live jobs on ViewJobs by classification, Gippsland
ClassificationLive jobs
Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics135
Healthcare & Medical82
Community Services & Development61
Retail & Consumer Products58
Education & Training35
Self Employment30
Hospitality & Tourism21
Sport & Recreation16

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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, Latrobe - Gippsland, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)Average salary and wages per earner, 2021–22 to 2023–24 income years (ATO), against Victoria and Australia.
  • Latrobe - Gippsland
  • Victoria
  • Australia
$55k$60k$65k$70k$75k$80k2021–222022–232023–24Latrobe - GippslandLatrobe - Gippsland, 2021–22: $59,665Latrobe - Gippsland, 2022–23: $62,777Latrobe - Gippsland, 2023–24: $65,710$65,710VictoriaVictoria, 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, Latrobe - Gippsland, 2021–22 to 2023–24 (ATO)
Income yearLatrobe - GippslandVictoriaAustralia
2021–22$59,665$68,898$69,980
2022–23$62,777$72,396$73,647
2023–24$65,710$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 Latrobe - Gippsland's job market, each with its period and source.

How many jobs are advertised in Latrobe - Gippsland?

1,262 online job ads a month were placed in Latrobe - Gippsland, on average, in the three months to September 2026.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

Is Latrobe - Gippsland's job market growing or shrinking?

Steady: online job ads in Latrobe - Gippsland were down 0.6% on a year earlier, from 1,270 to 1,262 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 Latrobe - Gippsland?

Medical practitioners and nurses had the most online ads, 157 a month in the three months to September 2026, followed by carers and aides (131) and legal, social and welfare professionals (96). Among occupation groups with at least 5 ads a month a year earlier and now, ads for other clerical and administrative workers rose fastest, up 60.9%.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[1].

What is the unemployment rate in Latrobe - Gippsland?

The unemployment rate in Latrobe - Gippsland was 4.4% in September 2026, against 5.0% across Victoria. 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 Latrobe - Gippsland?

Yes. Unemployment in Latrobe - Gippsland was up 0.2 points on a year earlier in September 2026, at 4.4% against 4.2% (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 Latrobe - Gippsland?

An estimated 6,418 of the 147,908 people employed in Latrobe - Gippsland in September 2026 worked as Sales Assistants (General), the largest occupation there. Next were Livestock Farmers (5,545 people) and Aged and Disabled Carers (4,869 people). These are Jobs and Skills Australia's experimental nowcast estimates.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia[6].

Which occupations are growing fastest in Latrobe - Gippsland?

Among occupations with at least 200 people employed in both September 2025 and September 2026, Handypersons grew fastest in Latrobe - Gippsland, up 44.5% to an estimated 744 people employed, followed by Crop Farmers (up 30.4%) and Fast Food Cooks (up 26.8%). 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 Latrobe - Gippsland?

9,615 people in Latrobe - Gippsland were in Workforce Australia employment services at 30 June 2026, up 2.8% on a year earlier. 66.5% 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 Latrobe - Gippsland been in Workforce Australia employment services?

At 30 June 2026, 66.5% had been in employment services for 12 months or more, and 44.5% 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 Latrobe - Gippsland?

At least 518 jobs are live on ViewJobs in Latrobe - Gippsland, as of 29 Oct 2026. They are the ads in Gippsland, a ViewJobs region whose towns all sit in the area. The most advertised are Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics (135), Healthcare & Medical (82) and Community Services & Development (61).

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
Latrobe - Gippsland here is ABS SA4 205 Latrobe - Gippsland. 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). Latrobe - Gippsland job market report, data to September 2026. https://www.viewjobs.com.au/job-market/vic/latrobe-gippsland

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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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