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GENERAL: TME: Job market growth slowing, employers hold upper hand

MEDIA RELEASE
18 January 2013

Job market growth slowing, employers hold upper hand

Growth in the job market has slowed, with advertised vacancies up 11.4 per
cent on a year ago, according to an analysis of over 42,000 roles on Trade Me
Jobs over the last quarter.

Head of Trade Me Jobs Pete Ashby said that while this was only a slight
deceleration from the 12.3% growth recorded last quarter, he had expected a
stronger result.  "The same quarter a year ago was disrupted by the tail end
of the RWC and the general election.  So we'd hoped to show better growth,
but double digit growth isn't to be scoffed at."

At the same time, there was a 9.7% increase in applications per job, creating
an 'employers market' in many segments.

By the regions

"The Christchurch market continues to dominate the employment landscape, with
46% of the increase in listings across the country coming from the Canterbury
market."

The building and construction sectors are booming, especially site management
(up 119%), supervisors and forepersons (up 155%), building and carpentry (up
94%) and labourers (up 90%).  Forecasts suggest 15,000 to 30,000 workers will
be required to meet this demand, so employers will likely look offshore to
fill these roles.

"The increased demand appears to be driving up pay rates, especially in the
commercial construction sector.  Site management and supervisory roles are up
by over 5%; well above the national average."

"It's also encouraging to see job growth rippling through the broader
Canterbury economy.  Advertised vacancies for office and administration, and
hospitality and tourism roles have lifted by 58% and 48% respectively.

There was also resurgent growth in New Zealand's largest labour market -
Auckland.  "Listings across the Auckland region were up by 7.3% - a marked
increase on last quarter.  While the majority of jobs are still in the
central city and Manukau, it's the secondary areas such as the North Shore
and Waitakere which have grown fastest (up 22% and 33% respectively)."

Cold ale and hot coffee driving growth

Construction and architecture vacancies grew faster than any other sector (up
109%). "The growth in the construction sector was a national phenomenon,
with listings more than doubling in Auckland, Wellington and BOP, as well as
Christchurch.

Other sectors demonstrating strong growth included healthcare (up 32%),
transport and logistics (up 30%), and hospitality and tourism (25%).  Mr
Ashby said that Kiwis' thirst for coffees and cold ales had continued
unabated and had driven the demand for hospo workers in the main centres and
holiday hot spots across the country.

And while demand for engineers appears flat, this masked a growing demand in
some segments. "There's an acute shortage of experienced civil and
structural engineers, and employers are increasingly looking overseas to fill
the gaps."

The outlook

While business confidence is improving, house prices are rising again and
interest rates are still relatively flat.  "These are typically great
catalysts for growth in the job market."

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CONTACT:  Pete Ashby, Head of Trade Me Jobs, Ph 021 240 8028
MORE INFO: The full Trade Me Jobs employment survey results are set out
below.

Trade Me Jobs employment survey results: October - December 2012
1. Listings growth by job: Q4/2012

Job Change vs. Q3/2012 Change vs. Q4/2011
Accounting  - 21.3% - 26.3%
Agriculture, fishing & forestry  - 14.1% 21.5 %
Banking, finance & insurance  - 13.3% 11.5 %
Construction & architecture  12.6 % 109.3 %
Customer Service  - 21.0% - 2.3%
Education  - 12.1% - 6.9%
Engineering  - 18.7% - 8.5%
Government & council  3.7 % 4.1 %
Healthcare  - 18.2% 32.0 %
Hospitality & tourism  11.3 % 25.3 %
HR & recruitment  - 2.6% - 3.8%
IT  - 17.7% - 19.7%
Legal  - 13.6% 11.4 %
Manufacturing & operations  - 1.1% 7.6 %
Marketing, media & comms  - 19.6% 8.8 %
Office & administration  - 22.2% 8.2 %
Retail - 12.2% 11.8 %
Sales  - 18.2% - 2.6%
Science & technology  - 14.9% 4.2 %
Trades & services  3.6 % 37.4 %
Transport & logistics  11.7 % 30.3 %
Overall - 8.3% 11.4 %

2. Average rates of annual pay by job (full-time jobs only): Q4/2012

   Highest paid   Pay rate ($)

1 IT Functional Consultants 138,500
2 IT Architects 133,928
3 IT Project Managers 123,896
4 Doctors and specialists  121,472
5 Finance managers and Controllers 121,442
   Lowest paid  Pay rate ($)

1 Care Givers  32,894
2 Bar staff and Baristas 32,241
3 Receptionist & front desk 33,396
4 Kitchen Staff 33,748
5 Retail Assistant 33,961

3. Listings growth by region for Q4/2012

Region Change vs. Q3/2012 Change vs. Q4/2011
Auckland  - 10.0% 7.3 %
Bay of Plenty  - 10.1% 10.3 %
Canterbury  - 8.1% 31.5 %
Gisborne  - 13.5% 1.7 %
Hawke's Bay  3.3 % 16.2 %
Manawatu / Wanganui  5.4 % 41.9 %
Marlborough  - 8.0% 17.9 %
Nelson / Tasman  - 7.5% 10.0 %
Northland - 7.9% 5.8 %
Otago  5.2 % 27.4 %
Southland  - 20.0% - 3.3%
Taranaki  - 9.0% 2.7 %
Waikato  - 12.6% 5.3 %
Wellington  - 7.2% 1.1 %
West Coast  - 17.2% - 13.1%
National - 8.3% 11.4 %

4. Average rates of annual  pay by region (full-time jobs only)

   Highest paid   Pay rate ($)

1 Wellington City   74,759
2 Auckland City  73,410
3 Timaru 60,626
4
5 Whangarei
New Plymouth 59,318
57,741

    Lowest paid   Pay rate ($)

1 Mackenzie 41,343
2 Hurunui 44,010
3 Kapiti Coast 46,408
4 South Waikato 46,647
5 Thames/Coromandel 46,772

NB: Segments with less than 50 jobs excluded.

About Trade Me Jobs
More Kiwis visited Trade Me Jobs (www.trademe.co.nz/jobs) than any other job
board in 2012 (Source:
Nielsen Net Ratings: Monthly Unique Audience). Full details of pay by
profession for full-time jobs listed between July and November June 2012 are
in the updated Trade Me Jobs Salary Guide.
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