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ANZとIndeedのオーストラリアの求人広告数が4月に減少

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-- ANZ銀行が月曜日に発表したところによると、オーストラリアの求人広告数は、4月に季節調整済みで前月比0.8%減の113.3件となり、3月の改定値114.2件(前月比3.2%減)に続く減少となった。

ANZ銀行のエコノミスト、Aaron Luk 氏は、3月の失業率が4.3%で横ばいだったことを指摘し、労働市場の状況は依然として「逼迫」しているものの、年初に失業率が4.1%まで低下した時ほど強くはないと述べた。この状況は、オーストラリア準備銀行が最近の見通しを軟化させた可能性が高い。

Luk 氏はさらに、今後数カ月で金利上昇と世界的な不確実性の高まりにより労働者需要が減少するため、労働市場の状況は軟化すると予想され、失業率は年末の第4四半期までに平均4.5%になると予測されると付け加えた。

実際、シニアエコノミストのCallam Pickering氏は、4月の雇用市場の低迷は、食品調理、教育、設置・保守、小売業における求人数の大幅な減少が主な要因である一方、人工知能の導入に対する懸念にもかかわらず、テクノロジー分野は依然として堅調だったと述べた。

地域別に見ると、ニューサウスウェールズ州とビクトリア州の需要低迷が全国全体の数字を押し下げた一方、南オーストラリア州は増加し、西オーストラリア州は過去1年間で最も強い労働需要を示し続けたと Pickering氏は付け加えた。

報告書によると、4月の求人広告数は前年同月比で1.4%減少した。

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