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Job Vacancy Monitor - September 2007

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Total job vacancies rose 1%, trades vacancies rose 5% and IT vacancies rose 22% in September 2007 compared to September a year ago.  Southland (27%) had greatest regional growth in job vacancies compared to September 2006.

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  • JVM is a monthly sample of job advertisements from 25 regional newspapers and two IT websites. JVM monitors the number of job ads in each occupational category over time, indicating changes in labour market tightness or changes in the degree of difficulty of recruiting staff.
  • An increase in vacancies typically indicates increased difficulty in recruiting staff, although other factors also influence the number of jobs advertised in newspapers. The Department of Labour is scoping the development of a series to include internet and community newspaper vacancies.
  • For more analysis and interpretation of the JVM, the Department of Labour publishes Skills in the Labour Market every quarter.

Total Job Vacancies up 1%

There were 6,090 advertised job vacancies measured in September 2007, which is 1% higher than twelve months ago (see Figure 1) .  There were 4% more jobs advertised in September 2007 compared to September 2003.

Figure 1: Total Number of vacancies

Total number of vacancies. Click for a larger version.
Data table for Fig 1

Vacancies for highly skilled jobs up 1%

Vacancies in highly skilled jobs rose by 1% to 1,245 in September 2007 (see Figure 2, over), although the changes varied according to occupations.  Vacancies for legislators, administrators and managers fell by 5% while vacancies for professionals rose by 6%. Within the professionals category, teaching (25%), health (21%), science, architecture and engineering (8%) and business and legal (3%) had increased vacancies, while vacancies fell for accountants and auditors    (-29%) and ‘other professionals’ (-19%) (see Table 2 over).

Vacancies for skilled jobs down 1%

Vacancies for skilled jobs fell by 1% to 1,386 in September 2007, compared to a year ago.

Technicians and associate professionals had a 7% overall fall in September 2007, with subgroups showing mixed results. Health professionals (41%), recorded significant growth in vacancies while physical science and engineering (-18%), finance and sales (-17%) declined.

Figure 2: Total number of vacancies, by skill level

Total number of vacancies, by skill level. Click for a larger version.
Data table for Fig 2

Trades vacancies up 5%

Trades rose by 5% compared to a year ago. Within this category, ‘other trades’ (48%), and furniture and textile (36%), building (11%) all had increased vacancies.  Printing (-9%), electrical and electronics (-8%), and metal and machinery (-5%) recorded declines.

Vacancies for semi-skilled and elementary jobs rise 3%

Semi-skilled/elementary job advertisements rose 3% to 3,406 from September 2006 to September 2007.  Within this category, elementary workers (19%) plant and machine operators and assemblers (16%), and service and sales  (2%) recorded increased vacancies, while clerks (-8%) and agriculture and fishery workers (-7%) had decreased vacancy advertising.

IT vacancies up 22%

IT job advertisements grew by 22% to 1,656 from September 2006 to September 2007.  Figure 3 shows the numbers of IT vacancies in September of each year, for the three largest regions, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Figure 3: Number of IT vacancies, by region

Number of IT vacancies, by region. Click for larger version.
Data table for Fig 3

Change in vacancies by region

Southland (27%), West Coast (24%) and Manawatu-Wanganui (24%) had greatest growth in job vacancies compared to September 2006.  The largest falls were in Auckland (-20%) Wellington (-9%), and Bay of Plenty (-7%).See Table 1 and regional tables at the end of this report.

Table 1: Annual growth in vacancies by region, September 2007
Region Annual Growth in Vacancies
Southland 27%
West Coast 24%
Manawatu-Wanganui 24%
Canterbury 22%
Marlborough 19%
Otago 17%
Nelson/Tasman 14%
Hawke's Bay 12%
Gisborne 12%
Taranaki 4%
Northland 1%
New Zealand Total 1%
Waikato 0%
Bay of Plenty -7%
Wellington -9%
Auckland -20%

Source: Department of Labour

Table 2: Total monthly job vacancies, by occupation, September 2007
No. of vacancies Sep 2003* No. of vacancies Sep 2004* No. of vacancies Sep 2005* No. of vacancies Sep 200l* No. of vacancies Sep 2007* % change 03-07 % change 06-07 Share of vacancies Sep 2007
Legislators, Administrators & Managers 371 391 488 486 460 24% -5% 8%
Professionals 568 748 833 744 785 38% 6% 13%
Science, Architecture & Engineering 135 190 154 154 166 24% 8% 3%
Health 95 158 200 155 187 96% 21% 3%
Teaching 130 126 142 144 180 39% 25% 3%
Accountants & Auditors 80 90 116 99 70 -12% -29% 1%
Business & Legal 80 123 130 118 121 52% 3% 2%
Other Professionals 49 60 92 75 60 24% -19% 1%
Highly Skilled subtotal 939 1139 1321 1231 1245 33% 1% 20%
Technicians & Associate Professionals 805 1030 938 780 727 -10% -7% 12%
Physical Science & Engineering 116 154 161 143 117 1% -18% 2%
Health 127 60 63 36 51 -59% 41% 1%
Finance & Sales 328 482 367 320 266 -19% -17% 4%
Social Work 38 45 56 48 50 30% 3% 1%
Other Technicians & Associate Professionals 196 288 291 232 242 23% 4% 4%
Trades 795 811 750 626 659 -17% 5% 11%
Building 315 286 262 234 260 -18% 11% 4%
Electrical & Electronics 94 108 96 86 79 -16% -8% 1%
Metal & Machinery 247 277 265 207 196 -21% -5% 3%
Printing 28 27 23 14 13 -54% -9% 0%
Food 20 20 20 22 22 14% 0% 0%
Furniture & Textiles 41 39 36 26 35 -14% 36% 1%
Other Trades 51 53 48 37 54 7% 48% 1%
Skilled subtotal 1601 1840 1688 1406 1386 -13% -1% 23%
Clerks 941 1119 1084 874 806 -14% -8% 13%
Service & Sales 1173 1294 1326 1195 1218 4% 2% 20%
Restaurant Services 438 488 492 467 483 10% 3% 8%
Hairdressers & Beauty Therapists 80 84 92 79 75 -6% -4% 1%
Salespersons & Demonstrators 408 442 448 393 335 -18% -15% 5%
Other Service & Sales 246 280 294 257 325 32% 27% 5%
Agriculture & Fishery Workers 268 271 298 297 276 3% -7% 5%
Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers 463 586 632 530 615 33% 16% 10%
Operators & Assemblers 202 263 279 240 244 21% 2% 4%
Drivers & Mobile Machinery Operators 216 270 304 245 312 45% 28% 5%
Building 46 54 49 45 59 28% 29% 1%
Elementary Workers 357 448 485 415 492 38% 19% 8%
Semi-skilled/elementary subtotal 3202 3717 3825 3311 3406 6% 3% 56%
Not classifiable 137 77 84 75 52 -62% -30% 1%
Total 5879 6774 6918 6023 6090 4% 1% 100%

Source: Department of Labour. * = Figures shown are three-month averages to September of each year.

Jobs with High Vacancies - all New Zealand, and by region

Tables 3 – 6 list jobs with the highest numbers of vacancies, for all New Zealand. They also show the occupations with the highest growth in vacancies as a percentage change and occupations with the largest numerical change in advertised vacancies .  Tables 7 – 22 give the same information, for each region.

New Zealand High Vacancy and Growth Occupations - All Vacancies
Table 3: New Zealand: top ranking vacancies and growth in all occupations in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations Growth (%) Top Numeric Growth Occupations Growth
1 Sales Assistant 4111 Sheep Farmer, Sheep Farm Worker 143% Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 236
2 Care Giver 2138 Structural Engineer 120% Packer 224
3 Information Clerk and Other Receptionist 2113 Electrical Fitter 117% Carpenter and/or Joiner 199
4 Cleaner 1958 English Language Teacher 91% Machine Tool Operator 196
5 General Clerk 1790 Other Mechanical Engineer 91% Care Giver 164
6 General Labourer 1630 Sawmill Labourer 85% General Labourer 160
7 Registered Nurse 1592 Machine Tool Operator 84% Cleaner 135
8 Secretary 1591 Building Control/Consents Officer 83% Fork-Lift Operator 121
9 Chef 1542 Farm Machinery Operator Contractor 79% Catering Counter Assistant 115
10 Waiter 1479 Animal Welfare Worker 79% Early Childhood Teacher 113
Source: Department of Labour

Table 4: New Zealand: Total vacancies and growth in highly skilled occupations in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Registered Nurse 1592 Structural Engineer 120% Early Childhood Teacher 113
2 Administration Manager 1046 English Language Teacher 91% Other Civil Engineer 80
3 Accountant 814 Other Mechanical Engineer 91% Construction Manager 76
4 Retail Manager 741 Water Resources Engineer 78% Restaurant or Tavern Manager 69
5 Early Childhood Teacher 678 Chemical Engineer 71% Sales and/or Marketing Manager 67
6 Sales and/or Marketing Manager 634 Other Civil Engineer 68% Registered Nurse 63
7 University and Higher Education Lecturer 543 Architect 60% Primary School Teacher 61
8 Primary School Teacher 387 Construction Manager 55% Other Mechanical Engineer 58
9 Policy Analyst 349 Chief Executive and/or Managing Director 42% Architect 49
10 Restaurant or Tavern Manager 348 Market Research Analyst 33% Structural Engineer 49
Source: Department of Labour

Table 5: New Zealand: Total vacancies and growth in skilled occupations in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Representative 1430 Electrical Fitter 117% Carpenter and/or Joiner 199
2 Carpenter and/or Joiner 1412 Building Control/Consents Officer 83% Quantity Surveyor 89
3 Real Estate Agent/Property Consultant 607 Case Worker 50% Painter, Decorator and/or Paperhanger 67
4 Painter, Decorator and/or Paperhanger 607 Radio and Television Repairer 50% Electrical Fitter 63
5 Electrician 585 Quantity Surveyor 47% Cabinet Maker 62
6 Social Worker 577 Safety Inspector 43% Organisation and Methods Analyst 58
7 Draughting Technician 546 Organisation and Methods Analyst 39% Safety Inspector 46
8 Builder (Including Contractor) 543 Cabinet Maker 38% Building Control/Consents Officer 34
9 Technical Representative 519 Purchasing Agent 33% Purchasing Agent 26
10 Motor Mechanic 482 Probation Worker 32% Enrolled Nurse 24
Source: Department of Labour

Table 6: New Zealand: Total vacancies and growth in semi-skilled/elementary occupations in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 4111 Sheep Farmer, Sheep Farm Worker 143% Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 236
2 Care Giver 2138 Sawmill Labourer 85% Packer 224
3 Information Clerk and Other Receptionist 2113 Machine Tool Operator 84% Machine Tool Operator 196
4 Cleaner 1958 Farm Machinery Operator/Contractor 79% Care Giver 164
5 General Clerk 1790 Animal Welfare Worker 79% General Labourer 160
6 General Labourer 1630 Travel Attendant 74% Cleaner 135
7 Secretary 1591 Hotel Porter 66% Fork-Lift Operator 121
8 Chef 1542 Aluminium Joiner 62% Catering Counter Assistant 115
9 Waiter 1479 Timber Processing Machine Operator 52% Secretary 98
10 Catering Counter Assistant 1275 Plastics Machine Operator 49% Farm Machinery Operator/Contractor 96
Source: Department of Labour

Regional High Vacancy and Growth Occupations

Table 7 Northland top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 132 Registered Nurse 84% Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 41
2 Cleaner 71 Cleaner 48% Registered Nurse 32
3 Care Giver 70 Administration Manager 32% Cleaner 23
4 Registered Nurse 70 Accounts Clerk 29% Finance Clerk 16
5 Dairy Farmer, Dairy Farm Worker 64     General Labourer 16
Source: Department of Labour

Table 8: Auckland: Total vacancies and growth in all occupations in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 953 Construction Manager 103% Quantity Surveyor 67
2 Information Clerk and Other Receptionist 732 Quantity Surveyor 99% Cabinet Maker 60
3 Sales Representative 618 Other Civil Engineer 87% Construction Manager 38
4 Secretary 410 Packer 86% Electrical Fitter 27
5 Chef 409 Production Manager (Manufacturing) 70% Sales and/or Marketing Manager 27
6 General Clerk 360 Cabinet Maker 63% Other Civil Engineer 27
7 Dispatch and Receiving Clerk 340 Purchasing Agent 58% Policy Analyst 27
8 Accountant 291 Human Resources Manager 52% Electronic /Telecommunications Engineer 26
9 Waiter 285 Market Research Analyst 52% Packer 25
10 Sales and/or Marketing Manager 265 Architect 47% Architect 23
Source: Department of Labour

Table 9 Waikato top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 353 Security Officer 104% Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 40
2 Dairy Farmer, Dairy Farm Worker 249 Catering Counter Assistant 55% Catering Counter Assistant 32
3 Information Clerk and Other Receptionist 172 Social Worker 54% Secretary 30
4 General Clerk 165 Sales and/or Marketing Manager 48% Care Giver 30
5 Care Giver 155 Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 41% Packer 29
Source: Department of Labour

 

Table 10 Bay of Plenty top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 346 Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 71% Sales Assistant 58
2 Fruit Grower, Worker 288 University /Higher Education Lecturer 67% Catering Counter Assistant 46
3 Cleaner 237 Bartender 56% Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 46
4 Care Giver 210 Health Assistant 56% Linesperson 34
5 General Clerk 175 Catering Counter Assistant 50% Secretary 26
Source: Department of Labour

Table 11 Gisborne top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 46 Care Giver 25% Administration Manager 10
2 Forest Hand 41 General Clerk 15%    
3 General Clerk 30        
4 Care Giver 30        
5 Logger 19        
Source: Department of Labour

 

Table 12 Hawke's Bay top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 143 Registered Nurse 124% Registered Nurse 52
2 Fruit Grower, Worker 136 Packer 117% Packer 35
3 Care Giver 111 Secretary 88% Secretary 21
4 Registered Nurse 94 Kitchenhand 67% General Labourer 18
5 Cleaner 72 Fork-Lift Operator 64% Kitchenhand 16
Source: Department of Labour

 

Table 13 Taranaki top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 124 Catering Counter Assistant 64% Sales Assistant 32
2 Dairy Farmer, Dairy Farm Worker 108 Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 57% Kitchenhand 26
3 Care Giver 83 Cleaner 45% Technical Representative 22
4 Registered Nurse 68 Sales Assistant 35% Hairdresser 20
5 Waiter 66 Primary School Teacher 33% Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 17
Source: Department of Labour

 

Table 14 Manawatu-Wanganui top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 170 Secretary 120% Secretary 36
2 Care Giver 130 Courier and Deliverer 55% Early Childhood Teacher 32
3 Cleaner 89 Information Clerk and Other Receptionist 27% Primary School Teacher 30
4 General Clerk 80 Chef 25% Courier and Deliverer 28
5 Information Clerk and Other Receptionist 80 Telephone Switchboard Operator 23% Hairdresser 21
Source: Department of Labour

 

Table 15 Wellington top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 496 Painter, Decorator and/or Paperhanger 74% Secretary 76
2 Secretary 371 Data Entry Operator 46% Care Giver 55
3 Waiter 294 Chief Executive and/or Managing Director 44% Painter, Decorator and/or Paperhanger 45
4 Information Clerk and Other Receptionist 293 Light Truck or Van Driver 43% Light Truck or Van Driver 34
5 Chef 275 Care Giver 34% Fork-Lift Operator 29
6 Administration Manager 251 Secretary 26% Roading and/or Paving Machine Operator 28
7 Policy Analyst 245 Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 22% Real Estate Agent/Property Consultant 28
8 Catering Counter Assistant 242 Secondary School Teacher 20% Catering Counter Assistant 23
9 General Clerk 224 Engineering Technical Manager 20% Data Entry Operator 16
10 Care Giver 217 Systems Analyst 19% Business Services Representative 16
Source: Department of Labour

 

Table 16 Tasman top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Cleaner 37 Cleaner 48% Cleaner 12
2 Sales Assistant 34     Packer 12
3 Packer 22        
4 Fruit Grower, Worker 19        
5 Catering Counter Assistant 15        
Source: Department of Labour

 

Table 17 Nelson top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Care Giver 155 General Labourer 200% Waiter 48
2 Sales Assistant 115 Waiter 178% General Labourer 48
3 Waiter 75 Carpenter and/or Joiner 175% Care Giver 46
4 General Labourer 72 Courier and Deliverer 75% Carpenter and/or Joiner 42
5 Cleaner 69 Chef 74% Builder's Labourer 29
Source: Department of Labour

 

Table 18 Marlborough top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Grape Grower and/or Wine Maker, Worker 92 Grape Grower and/or Wine Maker, Worker 37% Grape Grower and/or Wine Maker, Worker 25
2 Registered Nurse 41     Registered Nurse 24
3 Cleaner 39     Carpenter and/or Joiner 19
4 Sales Assistant 33     Information Clerk and Other Receptionist 14
5 Carpenter and/or Joiner 31        
Source: Department of Labour

 

Table 19 West Coast top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Dairy Farmer, Dairy Farm Worker 35 Waiter 36% Kitchenhand 15
2 Waiter 34 Chef 12% Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 12
3 Kitchenhand 29     Registered Nurse 12
4 Chef 28     Stock Clerk 10
5 Care Giver 28        
Source: Department of Labour

 

Table 20 Canterbury top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 800 Telephone Switchboard Operator 259% Cleaner 190
2 Cleaner 620 Machine Tool Operator 198% Machine Tool Operator 170
3 General Labourer 580 Electric and Electronic Equipment Assembler 137% Care Giver 161
4 Care Giver 575 Spray Painter 136% Telephone Switchboard Operator 150
5 Registered Nurse 465 Sewing Machinist 122% General Labourer 147
6 Carpenter and/or Joiner 393 Nurse Aide 111% Carpenter and/or Joiner 94
7 Dairy Farmer, Dairy Farm Worker 330 Administration Officer 81% Secretary 92
8 Catering Counter Assistant 317 Restaurant or Tavern Manager 78% Catering Counter Assistant 80
9 Information Clerk and Other Receptionist 314 Forecourt Attendant 76% Registered Nurse 76
10 Chef 298 Roofer 73% Packer 64
Source: Department of Labour

Table 21 Otago top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Sales Assistant 247 Builder (Including Contractor) 80% Secretary 46
2 Care Giver 227 Secretary 79% Cleaner 37
3 Cleaner 131 Accounts Clerk 60% Carpenter and/or Joiner 32
4 General Labourer 130 Stock Clerk 56% Fork-Lift Operator 29
5 General Clerk 127 Cleaner 39% Packer 28
Source: Department of Labour

Table 22 Southland top ranking occupations, by vacancies and growth in the 12 months to September 2007

Rank 		High Vacancy Occupations No. of vacancies Top Percentage Growth Occupations % Growth Top Numeric Growth Occupations Numeric Growth
1 Dairy Farmer, Dairy Farm Worker 197 Registered Nurse 130% Registered Nurse 35
2 Sales Assistant 95 Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 71% Early Childhood Teacher 22
3 Care Giver 68 Cleaner 37% Sheep Farmer, Sheep Farm Worker 20
4 Registered Nurse 62 Crop and Livestock Farmer, Worker 35% Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 20
5 Heavy Truck or Tanker Driver 48 General Labourer 19% Primary School Teacher 19
Source: Department of Labour

Explanatory notes

Monthly vacancy counts are based on survey of job advertisements from 25 major newspapers, once a month on the main advertising day for each paper (usually Saturday).  Duplicate advertisements are removed from the counts.  The total vacancy counts are a sample of all advertisements in daily newspapers each month. The published data is trend data based on a three-month moving average.  Data is not seasonally adjusted.

Jobs are coded to occupational categories using the New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations 1999.

IT vacancy counts are a weekly count of jobs newly listed in the past seven days on two websites: Seek IT and TradeMe Jobs. Monthly estimates of IT job advertisements are an average of the weekly data.  Because IT jobs may be advertised on more than one site, changes in vacancy counts may exaggerate actual changes in demand and supply.  Data is not seasonally adjusted.  TradeMe was added to the counts in November 2006 when Jobstuff ads were merged into TradeMe.  Changes to the Jobstuff website in July 2005 affected the number of vacancies advertised and the IT vacancy count was adjusted in September 2005 to reflect this impact.  Further details available on request from the Department of Labour.

Endnotes

 

1 The ‘total’ number of advertised job vacancies relates to the total number appearing in the JVM sample, rather than the total number of advertisements placed in all editions of all newspapers.  See the explanatory notes for further details.

2 See http://www.dol.govt.nz/publications/lmr/lmr-Skills.asp.

3 The number of vacancies is the total number of vacancies advertised in the 12 months to September 2007 as a three-month moving average. Growth in vacancies compares the number of advertised vacancies in September 2007 with September 2006. Percentage growth figures are only included if at least 24 vacancies were advertised in September 2006.  Numeric growth figures are only included if there were at least 10 more vacancies in September 2007 than September 2006.

More information

Further data, methodological notes, and conceptual explanationsare available from the Department of Labour website at www.dol.govt.nz/jvm/

Information on the New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations 1999 is on the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz.

Contact person:

Amy Galvin
Work Directions
Department of Labour
PO Box 3705
Wellington
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ph (04) 915-4717
e-mail Amy.Galvin@dol.govt.nz

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