Fall in online job vacancies in March

Media release

17 April 2013

Fall in online job vacancies in March

Online job vacancies decreased in March following a fall in February, according to the latest Jobs Online report from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

The latest seasonally adjusted results show that skilled vacancies advertised online fell by 1.5 percent in March and all online job vacancies fell by 1.2 percent. While there is some month to month variation in the seasonally adjusted series, the trend in skilled vacancies has been largely flat since April 2012.

Skilled vacancies fell in most industry groups. The accounting, HR, legal and administration industry group had the largest fall over the month (down 5.0 percent), followed by sales, retail, marketing and advertising (down 3.8 percent). The biggest increase was for the healthcare and medical industry (up 3.6 percent).

Skilled vacancies fell in most regions over the month. The Canterbury region had the largest fall (down 6.5 percent), followed by Auckland (down 2.1 percent). The North Island – excluding Auckland and Wellington – had the biggest increase over the month (up 1.3 percent).

Over the year to March, skilled vacancies decreased by 1.1 percent. However, all vacancies increased by 2.6 percent.

Vacancy growth in Canterbury fell over the year (down 1.3 percent). However, the construction and engineering industry which grew strongly in all regions was up 21.5 percent in Canterbury.

“Construction and engineering vacancies continue to grow in Canterbury, despite the annual fall in skilled vacancies in the region” says the Ministry’s Manager of Labour Market and Business Performance, David Paterson.

More information on Jobs Online is available at www.dol.govt.nz/publications/jol/index.asp.

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NOTES:
Jobs Online provides information on the demand for labour by monitoring the number of jobs advertised on the main internet job boards. Jobs Online is adjusted for seasonal variations.

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