While the mining and banking sectors lay off thousands of workers, a major food chain says it has 2500 vacancies.
Domino's Pizza is seeking casual pizza deliverers across its 434 stores in Australia.
The chain is bucking the trend which has seen 10,000 jobs lost in the mining sector alone this year, and thousands in other industries such as banking and retail.
Domino's chief executive Don Meij said the economic downturn was turning many families to more affordable takeway food.
"As a result this has seen our stores experience the need for additional staff to fulfil orders and deliveries,'' Mr Meij said.
Domino's has launched a recruitment website, www.dominosjobs.com.au to help fill its vacancies.
With a minimum hourly rate of $10.78 for the first three months plus $1.73 for each delivery, the traditional job takers are university students.
But Domino's corporate operations manager Kerri Hayman said there were career paths at the firm, which might have ex-bank workers and miners lining up for jobs.