The jobs market may have surpassed its tightest point but official data is expected to reveal plenty of heat left in it.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is due to release the February labour force report on Thursday.
The January report was weaker than projected, with 11,500 jobs lost from the economy and the unemployment rate lifting to 3.7 per cent.
While the jobs market is showing signs of moderating from historic low levels of unemployment, seasonal factors played a role in the weak January result and some economists are predicting a recovery in employment for February.
A new report has highlighted broader trends in the nation's job market, including the top jobs for Australian workers in the past 20 years.
The SEEK report shows sales assistant has remained the top occupation since 2021.
Registered nurse, general clerk, aged and disabled carer and retail manager rounded out the top five occupations in 2021, with aged-care worker a relatively new addition to the top rankings.
As well as the rise in service-based roles, the SEEK report also charted the evolution in technology occupations.
"Ten years ago, jobs in ICT were the most in-demand according to SEEK's job ad volume," the report stated.
"But the shift away from traditional tech roles - plus the permeation of technology into other industries across the board - saw the ICT industry drop to fifth by 2022."
Also on Thursday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will deliver a speech previewing the Productivity Commission's 1000-page five-yearly productivity inquiry.
The inquiry into Australia's productivity performance will contain 71 recommendations, Dr Chalmers will tell a Committee for Economic Development of Australia event in Brisbane, and will be released in full on Friday.
Originally due later in the year, Dr Chalmers has opted to bring the comprehensive report forward so that it's released ahead of the May budget.
He will say Australia has a "productivity problem", with productivity growth at its slowest point in 60 years, averaging just 1.1 per cent a year.
The report will outline five key trends - the growing services sector, the costs of climate change, the need for a more skilled and adaptable workforce, the growing role of data and digital technology, and how economic dynamism is impacted by geopolitical tensions.
"All are complex, and none will respond to quick-fix, easy win, whack-a-mole policy making," he will say.
Dr Chalmers also says the government is challenged by budget constraints and won't "pick up and run with every recommendation", noting that some of the suggestions would not align with the government's priorities or values.
"We don't believe productivity gains come from scorched earth industrial relations, for example, or from abolishing clean energy programs."
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