The Department of Labour is no longer publishing the monthly Job Vacancy Monitoring (JVM) figures. The decision not to publish is based on concerns that the JVM figures, which were gathered from newspaper advertisements only, may no longer be a reliable representation of labour market change because of the growth of internet advertising.

The Department is now developing a more comprehensive internet-based series and we have been discussing technical issues with a number of large internet job boards. As soon as the new system is in place, the Department will resume publication of an advertised vacancies series.

In the meantime, any inquiries should be directed to Simon Hall
Work Directions
Department of Labour
P O Box 3705
Wellington
New Zealand
(04) 915-4045