Candidates, however, remain hesitant in applying
The number of recorded job advertisements in New Zealand remained the same in February, according to Seek NZ, keeping the record months for job ads on the employment marketplace's history.
According to Seek, while there was no growth for job ads recorded month-on-month, there was a 40% growth in the number of job advertisements year-on-year for the month of February.
Per sector, the information and communication technology sector had the highest amount of job ads recorded over the previous month.
"Information & Communication Technology had the highest number of job ads in February, increasing by three per cent month-on-month," said Rob Clark, Seek NZ country manager.
"In fact, many industries achieved record levels of job ads in February, including Healthcare & Medical, Retail & Consumer Products, Education & Training and Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics, among others," added Clark.
Per region, Canterbury, Manawatu, and Tasman experienced record-high figures for job ads in February.
"While it was a mixed bag across the nation with job ads rising in some regions, falling in others or remaining consistent month-on-month, the Great Job Boom continues and it follows that there never has been a better time for jobseekers to take advantage of new opportunities," explained Clark.
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Despite these encouraging figures, however, Seek NZ noted that the number of applicants per job advertisement dropped by nine per cent from January, especially outside major cities.
"With no change to job ads month-on-month, January and now February have been record months for job ads on seek.co.nz, although candidates are still hesitant to hit 'apply' with applications per ad falling significantly," said Clark.
He added that employers could look forward in the arrival of workers again to fill in the gaps in the workforce shortage, however, there is still a possibility of losing applicants to overseas opportunities.
"Applications and people movement will be a key metric to watch over the coming months," Clark said.
