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Quarterly Labour Market Report

May 2013

The Quarterly Labour Market Report provides a summary of the latest developments in the labour market, as well as the outlook. More..
Firm-level Hiring Difficulties: Persistence, business cycle and local labour market influences

This research examines the incidence and persistence of reported hiring difficulties at the firm level. More...
The Role of Skills in Supporting Firm Growth Ambition

The impact of skill shortages on growth can be significant.

This report details the findings of a qualitative assessment of the importance of skills in helping New Zealand firms meet their growth ambitions and the extent to which skill shortages are a barrier to growth. More...
Jobs Online - May 2013

Online vacancies increased in May

Jobs Online shows, in seasonally adjusted terms, that skilled job vacancies increased by 2.0% in May, following an increase in April. However, all job vacancies decreased 0.7% in May, after increasing last month. More...
Case studies on the better use of skills among New Zealand businesses

Five businesses were recently interviewed to identify examples of good skills utilisation in practice. The findings from this work are summarised here. More...
Occupation Outlook Report

The Occupation Outlook report for 2013 gives the lowdown on 40 key occupations in New Zealand; including the size, popularity, and potential for future growth in each of the occupations More...
Quad bike harm reduction project

Indicators of progress to June 2012 - At a glance

The quad bike harm reduction project was launched in November 2010. The campaign is focused on improving quad bike safety on New Zealand farms and has four key safety steps: More...
Short-term employment prospects: 2012-2015

November 2012

Employment prospects to March 2015 are presented in this paper which is an update on the employment prospects to March 2014 assessed April 2012. More..

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