Casual and part-time job advertisements also dropped 18 percent, but apprenticeships increased by 20 percent.

The figures, based on the number of jobs advertised in The Recorder, are consistent with state-wide ANZ job advertisement statistics.

Those statistics show that there was a 21 percent decrease in jobs advertised in South Australia over the past 12 months.

At the state level, the mining and communication sectors have seen the largest increase in employment.

There were moderate drops in the finance and insurance, wholesale and property/business sectors in the past twelve months.

Disturbing results also suggest that more than 15 percent of the South Australian workforce is either unemployed or underemployed, according to Roy Morgan research released this month.

Many retail, hospitality and general services industry employees are unable to get the amount of work needed to meet today’s rising cost of living.

While the official unemployment rate is at 5.3 percent, working even one hour a week counts as employment and does not add to unemployment statistics.

With an average ratio of five applicants for each vacancy, job seekers will need to ensure they are job-ready before applying by having the correct qualifications, experience and skills needed for the desired role.