Job advertisements on the internet declined by one per cent in August, official figures show.
The Department of Employment's internet vacancy index fell to a seasonally adjusted 62.4 points in the month to be 15.5 per cent lower than a year ago.
Five of the eight occupational groups monitored by the department all fell in August.
The largest decline of 4.9 per cent was for clerical and administrative workers.
However, demand for sales workers rose with advertisements up 1.5 per cent.
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Job ads in August increased by 4.9 per cent in the Northern Territory, rose 0.1 per cent in NSW, were unchanged in Western Australia and declined in other state and territory jurisdictions.
Over the year, job ads fell in all states and territories, led by a 33.1 per cent drop in WA.
