SEEK job ads are down by 6% in January 2021 when compared to January 2020.
Industries with the highest job ad growth m/m by volume are Trades & Services, Accounting, Information & Communication Technology, and Construction.
STATE OF THE REGIONS:
Wellington and Canterbury have shown m/m job ad growth and Auckland’s job ads in January were equal to December.
NEW ZEALAND JOB ADS SHOW A HEALTHY START TO THE NEW YEAR
The first SEEK NZ Employment Report of 2021 shows a positive m/m performance with 1% national growth in jobs advertised in January 2021 compared to December 2020.
Job ad volumes were 6% lower in January 2021 than January 2020.
SEEK job ads are down by 6% in January 2021
when compared to January 2020.
Industries with the
highest job ad growth m/m by volume are Trades &
Services, Accounting, Information & Communication
Technology, and Construction.
STATE OF THE
REGIONS:
Wellington and Canterbury have shown m/m
job ad growth and Auckland’s job ads in January were equal
to December.
NEW ZEALAND JOB ADS SHOW A HEALTHY
START TO THE NEW YEAR
The first SEEK NZ Employment
Report of 2021 shows a positive m/m performance with 1%
national growth in jobs advertised in January 2021 compared
to December 2020.
Job ad volumes were 6% lower in
January 2021 than January 2020.
More jobs being advertised despite thousands on the Job Seeker benefit
18 Jan, 2021 05:01 PM
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Job listings are up in the Bay of Plenty including Rotorua. Photo / File
Growing numbers of job advertisements are a sign of massive shortages across all sectors, a recruitment agency says, with jobs increasingly difficult to fill. Despite thousands of people being on the Job Seeker benefit, bosses are reluctant to take them on, with reasons ranging from immigration to job security.
This comes off the back of SEEK New Zealand s latest Quarterly Employment Report data which showed job ads were up by 12 per cent quarter-on-quarter in the Bay of Plenty.