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Covid-19 and the latest job trends: week ending August 23rd

Your weekly update

24 August 2020

Listings

Overall, listings last week were up +11.6%, a good bounce-back of listings following the change in alert levels last week.

Growing categories this week included:

  • Technicians +209%
  • Residential sales & management +200%
  • Machine operators +44%
  • Building & carpentry +36%
  • Drivers & couriers +29%


The subcategories with the most listings were:

  • Drivers & couriers
  • Building & carpentry
  • Management
  • Retail assistants
  • Machine operators

Applications

Last week, growing categories included:

  • Administration +24%
  • Chefs +19%.
  • Caregiving +16%
  • Retail assistants +15%.
  • Drivers & couriers +12%.


The sub-categories with the most applications:

  • Drivers & couriers
  • Retail assistants
  • Caregiving
  • Administration
  • Chefs

Regional data

Auckland

Listings:

The sub-categories with the most new listings were:

  • Warehouse & distribution
  • Drivers & couriers
  • Building & carpentry
  • Management
  • Machine operators


Applications:

The sub-categories with the greatest increases in applications were:

  • Drivers & couriers
  • Retail assistants
  • Warehouse & distribution
  • Process & assembly
  • Management

 

Wellington

Listings:

The sub-categories with the most new listings were:

  • Building & carpentry
  • Drivers & couriers
  • Management
  • Retail assistants
  • Labourers


Applications:

The sub-categories with the greatest increases in applications were:

  • Retail assistants
  • Chefs
  • Drivers & couriers
  • Administration
  • Caregiving

 

Canterbury

Listings:

The sub-categories with the most new listings were:

  • Drivers & couriers
  • Building & carpentry
  • Farming
  • Labouring
  • Process & assembly


Applications:

The sub-categories with the greatest increases in applications were:

  • Retail assistants
  • Drivers & couriers
  • Caregiving
  • Warehouse & distribution
  • Process & assembly

 

Bay of Plenty

Listings:

The sub-categories with the most new listings were:

  • Drivers & couriers
  • Building & carpentry
  • Horticulture
  • Administration
  • Management


Applications:

The sub-categories with the greatest increases in applications were:

  • Drivers & couriers
  • Administration
  • Caregiving
  • Management
  • Retail assistants

 

 

Waikato

Listings:

The sub-categories with the most new listings were:

  • Drivers & couriers
  • Building & carpentry
  • Management
  • Farming
  • Machine operators


Applications:

The sub-categories with the greatest increases in applications were:

  • Drivers & couriers
  • Retail assistants
  • Process & assembly
  • Chefs
  • Management


*All data is from the 7 days to Sunday, 23rd August 2020