Increase in skilled job vacancies in May

Media release

19 June 2013

Increase in skilled job vacancies in May

Online job vacancies for skilled workers have increased for the second month in a row, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s latest Jobs Online report.

The latest seasonally adjusted results show that online advertisements for skilled workers rose by 2.0 per cent in May, although overall online job vacancies fell by 0.7 per cent.

Vacancies for skilled workers increased in most industry groups. The information technology industry featured one of the largest monthly rises (up 4.1 per cent), followed by the accounting, HR, legal and administration industry (up 2.8 per cent). The biggest fall was in the sales, retail, marketing and advertising industry (down 5.5 per cent).

The biggest increase in skilled worker vacancies was in Wellington (up 5.6 per cent). The Auckland region showed a small increase (0.7 per cent), but Canterbury experienced a fall in skilled vacancies (down 3.4 per cent).

Over the year, vacancies for skilled workers in Canterbury grew by 7.2 per cent. The information and technology industry showed the greatest increase in skilled vacancies (up by 28.4 per cent); sales, retail, marketing and advertising was  up by 13.8 per cent. The construction and engineering industry showed a drop over the year of 6.3 per cent.

“From April 2012 to January 2013, the trend in skilled vacancies was flat. However, recent results suggest that skilled vacancies may be increasing,” said the Ministry’s acting manager of Labour Market and Business Performance, Julian Williams.

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

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