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MELBOURNE, June 8 Asia Pulse - Job advertisements on the internet fell in May, but the fall was less severe than in previous months, according to the Olivier Job Index.
The index fell 4.32 per cent in May, bringing the fall in Australian job ads to 51.90 per cent over the last 12 months.
Olivier Group director Robert Olivier said that as in the broader economy, there were mixed messages, with some psychological comfort from "green shoots".
"The decline is less than previous months, and that fits with the other positive economic messages we've been hearing," Mr Olivier said.
According to the index, there were 16,850 additional job advertisements from the first to the final week of May.
The only sector not to fall was advertising and media, which rose 11.86 per cent in May.
Mr Olivier said that could indicate that businesses were trying to promote their way out of ...