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Survey of Employers Recruitment Experiences Logan 7 August 2009

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Survey of Employers Recruitment Experiences Logan 7 August 2009

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    2. Logan (C) Local Government Area

    3. Logan profile

    4. Why is Logan part of a Priority Area? Recent increase in unemployment Large increase in the number of unemployment benefit recipients High industry concentration in Construction, Retail Trade and Manufacturing Lower levels of educational attainment

    7. 2. Recipients of unemployment benefit

    9. Employment change by Industry

    10. Employment by Occupation

    11. 4. Educational attainment

    12. Areas of relative disadvantage

    13. Internet Vacancy Index (IVI)

    14. Survey results Recruitment experiences 12 months preceding the survey

    15. Most recent recruitment activity

    16. Occupations difficult to fill

    17. Competition for vacancies — Logan LGA

    18. Reasons applicants unsuitable

    19. Basic employability skills Most importance placed on: 25% personal traits and qualities only 32% technical skills only 42% both equally important Personal traits and qualities employers wanted: Motivation & Enthusiasm Communication Reliability Presentation Confidence

    20. Future recruitment expectations and the Global Recession

    21. Conclusion Different and complex labour market, considerable variance within region, pockets of severe disadvantage High unemployment Jobless families Youth Labour market conditions slowing, still opportunities High unfill rate Broad range of occupations difficult to fill Economic developments in region How to address the mismatch

    22. Further Information For more information: www.workplace.gov.au/lmip www.workplace.gov.au/skillsindemand www.workplace.gov.au/bcw www.workplace.gov.au/regionalreports www.productivityplaces.deewr.gov.au www.deewr.gov.au/Employment/Pages/ JobsFund.aspx

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