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100

Which State or Territory has the largest number of people unemployed?

NSW - 4,054,600

100

What is the top employment industry in Australia?


A) Construction
B) Education and Training
C) Retail Trade
D) Healthcare and Social assistance

D) Healthcare and Social assistance - 1,685,100

100

Which occupation group do you think has the most part time employees?

A) Sales workers
B) Labourers
C) Community and Personal Services workers
D) Professionals 

A) Sales workers - 59% 

100

What method is most commonly used by employers to recruit new employees?

A) Word of mouth
B) Social media
C) Newspaper
D) Recruitment and company websites

D) Recruitment and company websites

100

Which of the following jobs is ranked highest on Australia's Top 50 Jobs in demand list from 2020-2021?

A) Electricians 
B) Secondary School Teachers
C) Plumbers
D) Motor Mechanics

B) Secondary School Teachers

200

Which State has the highest employment growth?

VIC - 15.9%

200

What is the most populated employment industry for young people aged 15 - 24? 

A) Accommodation and food services
B) Construction
C) Retail trade
D) Mining

C) Retail trade - Around 410,000

200

Which occupational group has the highest % of workers with Bachelor Degrees or higher?

A) Clerical and Administrative workers
B) Managers
C) Professional
D) Technicians and Trade workers

C) Professional - 76%

200

Of those who graduate from a VET certificate what % end up employed 6 months after completing their training?

A) 77.3%
B) 54/8% 
C) 91.2%
D) 27.4%

A) 77.3%

200

Which of the following occupations is projected to add the largest numbers of new jobs over the next 5 years?

A) Chefs
B) Child Carers
C) Software and Applications Programmers
D) Aged and Disabled Carers

D) Aged and Disabled Carers

300

Which State has the most highly educated workforce in Australia?

ACT - 49% have a bachelor's degree or higher 

300

What was Australia's biggest employment industry in 1988?

A) Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
B) Manufacturing
C) Healthcare and Social Assistance
D) Construction

B) Manufacturing - 15% (dropped by 8% in 2018)

300

What occupational group is projected to have a drop in the number of people employed in the next 5 years? 

A) Machinery Operators and Drivers
B) Clerical and Administrative Workers
C) Community and Personal Services workers
D) Labourers 

B) Clerical and Administrative Workers  -0.3%

300

What % of employers prefer that job applicants have workplace experience?

A) 25%
B) 75%
C) 50%
D) 100%

B) 75%

300

Which of the following occupations is projected to fall the most over the next 5 years?

A) Farmers and Farm Managers
B) Personal Assistants and Secretaries
C) Machine and Stationary Plant Operators 
D) Primary School Teachers 

B) Personal Assistants and Secretaries -19.4%

400

Which State has the highest number or Cert ||| or vocationally qualified workers?

Queensland - 34% 

400

What percentage of females work in the Health and Social Assistance industry?

A) 79%
B) 95%
C) 27%
D) 51%

A) 79%

400

In what occupation group is 1 in 4 aged 55 years and older?

A) Professionals
B) Clerical and Administrative workers
C) Machinery Operators and Drivers
D) Managers

D) Managers

400

Which of the following employability skills is most often mentioned in online job postings?

A) English
B) Energetic
C) Multi-tasking
D) Positive disposition 

C) Multi-tasking

400

According to the Financial Review which industry has seen the most job losses since COVID-19?

A) Accommodation and Food
B) Construction
C) Arts and Recreation
D) Manufacturing 

A) Accommodation and Food

500

Which State has the highest unemployment rate?

South Australia 

500

Which industry has the highest number of employees with no post school qualification?

A) Mining
B) Accommodation and food services
C) Construction
D) Retail trade 

B) Accommodation and food services - 55% 

500

What occupation group is most highly represented in regional areas?

A) Labourers
B) Machinery Operators and Drivers
C) Professionals
D) Community and Personal Service workers

A) Labourers - 41% 

500

Which of the following employability skills do you think is most mentioned in online job postings?

A) Writing
B) Organisational skills
C) Communication skills
D) Computer skills

C) Communication skills

500

According to the Financial Review which industry has seen the most job gains since COVID-19?

A) Education and Training
B) Mining
C) Public Administration and Safety 
D) Retail

D) Retail

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