The Quarterly Canterbury Job Matching Report for the March 2015 quarter was released today by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, providing employment demand and supply information on the Canterbury rebuild and wider recovery. Some key findings for this quarter are: Labour force participation is high and unemployment is low. Job vacancies in the...

Measures changes in job vacancies advertised by businesses on three internet job boards – SEEK, Trade Me Jobs and the Education Gazette. Highlights

Measures changes in New Zealand job vacancies advertised by businesses on three internet job boards – SEEK, Trade Me Jobs and the Education Gazette. The trend series is used as the primary indicator as it reduces the month-to-month volatility. Highlights Online job vacancies decrease in May. Online vacancies for skilled and all vacancies both decreased...

The 2015 ICT Sector Report is the second in a series that provides in-depth analysis of New Zealand’s information and communications technology sector, and highlights New Zealand’s very strong performance in the ICT industry over the last few years. The first was published in 2013. This report profiles New Zealand’s fast growing information technology software...

This forecast finds strong employment demand in New Zealand in the near term in response to domestic-focused growth supported by strong activities in the construction, business services and hospitality industries. Background This report presents employment forecasts over the 3 years to March 2018. These employment forecasts will inform the Ministry’s advice relating to immigration priorities...