Australian Labour Market in 2021 Was a Year of Highs and Lows: SEEK

A Prada store with empty shelves following the closure of retail is seen at Collins Street in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 29, 2021. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

Australian employment marketplace SEEK characterised the 2021 job market as a year of highs and lows; record-breaking job ad numbers, lowest ever applications per job, and lockdowns impacting the market.

Kendra Banks, managing director of SEEK ANZ, said the platform saw more job ads than ever before.