MEDIA RELEASE
18th November 2013
Positive Year End Pending For Jobs
With 220,000 jobs advertised on www.seek.co.nz since January, all is pointing to a positive finish for the job market as the year draws to a close. SEEK, New
Zealand’s largest job source, has released data today that shows 22,500 jobs were advertised in October alone, 555 more
than September 2013.
“We’ve seen small fluctuations over the last 10 months but encouragingly, we are tracking ahead of 2012 year-to-date,
suggesting that we will log positive growth across the year by the end of December,” says Janet Faulding, General
Manager of SEEK New Zealand.
“Job ads are 4% higher than they were this time last year and better yet, location wise, the growth is spread across the
country and no longer restricted to the big cities.”
SEEK’s data shows that Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay, Otago, Tasman, West Coast, Canterbury and Auckland all experienced
growth in job opportunities in October. All of these locations also registered positive year on year job growth.
CEO and General Manager roles, Consulting and Strategy and Mining, Resources and Energy were the classifications that
experienced the largest growth. However, it is IT and Trades and Services industries that continue to have the largest
amount of opportunities available.
Interestingly, while jobs are growing, application numbers are consistent month on month, suggesting that competition
for some roles may be easing.
“When job opportunities grow and numbers of applications are stagnant, it signals a positive market for job hunters.
With less applications, competition eases and candidates have a more likely chance of being placed,” says Janet
Faulding.
“This compliments the decrease in the unemployment rate to 6.2% nicely; the job market is certainly looking more
positive.”
ENDS