Demand for resource staff continues to decline - recruiter
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Specialist resources recruiter DFP Resources has reported the third consecutive month of decline in its job index.
The index dropped 2.5% in July, to 72.77, showing a total decline of 9.8% for the quarter.
DFP said the trend did not indicate any dramatic overnight fall, but rather a steady erosion in demand, adding that the decline could not be attributed to single events, but rather a combination of factors.
The index revealed that permanent job opportunities in the resource sector, which includes the oil and gas industry, had fallen to a new low of 65.44, a one-third decline in demand, while temporary and contract roles now represented 44.9% of all advertisements.
Western Australia has seen the biggest share of resource job losses, with the state now accounting for only 56.21% of all resource jobs, down 3.98% since March this year.
The Queensland job market has stabilised, with demand falling only 4.4% in the last quarter.
The DFP Resources index mirrored estimates from the Department of Employment, which recently revealed that some 12 300 jobs would be shed in the resources sector by November 2018.
The majority of the job losses would be recorded in the metal mining sector, which was expected to reduce workforce numbers by some 6 200, while exploration staff would also be reduced by some 5 400. The coal mining industry was expected to lose some 5 100 employees during this time.
Comments
Research Reports
Projects
Latest Multimedia
Latest News
Showroom
For over 60 years, VEGA has provided industry-leading products for the measurement of level, density, weight and pressure. As the inventor of the...
VISIT SHOWROOM
South African leader in Steel -Racking, -Shelving, and -Mezzanine flooring. Universal has innovated an approach which encompasses conceptualising,...
VISIT SHOWROOM
Press Office
Announcements
What's On
Subscribe to improve your user experience...
Option 1 (equivalent of R125 a month):
Receive a weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine
(print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
Receive daily email newsletters
Access to full search results
Access archive of magazine back copies
Access to Projects in Progress
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
Option 2 (equivalent of R375 a month):
All benefits from Option 1
PLUS
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports, in PDF format, on various industrial and mining sectors
including Electricity; Water; Energy Transition; Hydrogen; Roads, Rail and Ports; Coal; Gold; Platinum; Battery Metals; etc.
Already a subscriber?
Forgotten your password?
Receive weekly copy of Creamer Media's Engineering News & Mining Weekly magazine (print copy for those in South Africa and e-magazine for those outside of South Africa)
➕
Recieve daily email newsletters
➕
Access to full search results
➕
Access archive of magazine back copies
➕
Access to Projects in Progress
➕
Access to ONE Research Report of your choice in PDF format
RESEARCH CHANNEL AFRICA
R4500 (equivalent of R375 a month)
SUBSCRIBEAll benefits from Option 1
➕
Access to Creamer Media's Research Channel Africa for ALL Research Reports on various industrial and mining sectors, in PDF format, including on:
Electricity
➕
Water
➕
Energy Transition
➕
Hydrogen
➕
Roads, Rail and Ports
➕
Coal
➕
Gold
➕
Platinum
➕
Battery Metals
➕
etc.
Receive all benefits from Option 1 or Option 2 delivered to numerous people at your company
➕
Multiple User names and Passwords for simultaneous log-ins
➕
Intranet integration access to all in your organisation
