The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has released its June Jobs Online report today.

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With demand for talent increasing at seemingly all occupational levels, employers will need to be reviewing their retention and acquisition strategies regularly to ensure that they are meeting the market and accessing the talent they need.

With seven out of the eight industry groups showing an increase in advertised jobs in June there is plenty of optimism in the New Zealand economy. This is good news for the estimated 120 people per day arriving in Auckland alone to make a new life.

Two of the highest occupational increases recorded were for labourers and drivers. This in part is driven by the rapid development taking place in Auckland in housing and infrastructure along with the Christchurch rebuild still being a factor. It was recently reported that manufacturing activity in New Zealand had increased every month since 2012. There is also reported job growth in the regions, with Bay of Plenty topping the jobs advertised growth by region.

The biggest increases were in hospitality and tourism. In the light of geopolitical events New Zealand is increasingly seen as a safe place to visit. This could be a driving factor along with increasing numbers of tourists from China reflecting a growing middle class there and closer relations between the two countries.

Industries with lower growth numbers in jobs should not automatically be interpreted as low growth areas in the New Zealand economy. The Information Technology sector is consistently having a very high number of job listings but not necessarily showing great incremental change for example.