Job listings up on year ago - Trade Me

Tuesday 12th April 2011

Job listings on internet auction site Trade Me are up 25% on a year ago, with growth particularly strong in Southland and Gisborne.

The 33,000 jobs listed on the site in the three months from January to March beat expectations, given poor economic growth and Christchurch's deadly February earthquake.

In Christchurch, listings were up 21% on the same three months a year earlier, although they declined sharply after the quake, Trade Me jobs head Peter Ashby said.

Most regions saw a rise in job listings led by Gisborne, up 105% on a year earlier, and Southland, up 44%.

Auckland job listings were up 30%, and in Wellington they rose 26%.

Only two regions saw a decline - Nelson/Tasman, down 10%, and Northland, down 7%.

The improvement was less dramatic compared with the previous quarter, with total listings up 4% on the three months from October to December.

Wellington City had the highest paid full-time jobs, with an average pay rate of $77,000, followed by Auckland City's $74,118.

At the other end of the scale was Hastings where the average pay rate was $46,072.

In terms of jobs, IT project managers were the highest paid positions with an average $130,359 pay rate, while receptionist was the lowest position on $34,093.

NZPA

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