The number of seasonally adjusted filled jobs in Australia rose 0.6% to 16.2 million in the March quarter, following a 0.3% increase in the December 2025 quarter, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said Friday.

Total jobs rose 0.7% to 16.5 million, and job vacancies increased 5.2% to 344,000, while secondary jobs increased 0.6% to 1.1 million in the March quarter.

Health care and social assistance, administrative and support services, and education and training were the three industries with the highest number of secondary jobs.

The number of employed people increased by 0.7% to 15.1 million in the March quarter, while the number of multiple job-holders rose by 0.3% to 978,000.

Average income per employed person lifted 0.5% to AU$25,825.40, while hours worked rose 0.9% to 6.1 billion hours.

The highest hours worked in the March quarter were in health care and social assistance, construction, and professional, scientific and technical services.

On an annual basis, filled jobs rose 1.9% in the March quarter. Total jobs rose 2%, while job vacancies increased 4.1%.