The upswing in employment numbers is not being matched by widespread demand for new staff.
New government figures show that job advertising on the internet rose by a modest 0.4 per cent in April, led by a 4.5 per cent increase in demand for community workers.
However, the Department of Employment's vacancy report shows only four occupational groups of the eight monitored rising in the month.
Ads for machinery operators and drivers fell 1.8 per cent.
The department's internet vacancy index rose to a seasonally adjusted 60.6 points in the month, but was still 0.6 per cent lower than a year ago.
The index has now risen five per cent from an all-time low recorded in August 2013, but is still 57.9 per cent below its March 2008 peak in trend terms.
Job ads also fell in four states during April led by a 1.1 per cent decline Western Australia.
The ACT recorded the biggest rise in April, up 2.8 per cent, although the nation's capital is seen to be taking the biggest hit from last week's budget as more public service positions are shed.
The territory is the weakest jurisdiction for job ads over the year, down 13.7 per cent.
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