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Rob Clark: Seek Country Manager on the results of the latest Seek NZ Employment report and the rise in job ads

Published: Sept. 25, 2023, 9:08 p.m.

A mixed bag in the latest Seek NZ Employment Report.\xa0

August's data shows a 2%\xa0month-on-month rise in job ads, the first increase since March.\xa0

That's 4% higher than August 2019, but 26% lower than a year ago.\xa0

But Country Manager, Rob Clark, says comparisons to last year is dangerous as it saw levels likely never to be seen again.\xa0

He says that's why the data's also compared to pre-pandemic levels, to see if things have normalised, which is what it would be described as currently.\xa0

Clark says a dip in job ads is usually seen pre-general elections, but not in this case.\xa0

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