Job vacancies up 2.7%

JOB vacancies have risen 2.7 per cent between May and August, according to the latest ABS survey.

Job vacancies surged in August to their highest level in almost three years, new data shows.

JOB vacancies surged in August to their highest level in almost three years.

THE Australian Bureau of Statistics seasonally-adjusted figures shows there were 160,900 vacancies in August, up 2.7 per cent from May.