Posts Tagged ‘New Zealand labour force’
NZ update: Construction recruiters in Auckland driving flash new cars
One of the best indicators of a country’s economic performance is the level of recruitment agency activity. Whether it’s strong organic growth or hot levels of M&A activity, you can be sure that recruitment agency profit levels make new markets attractive for aggressive agency owners with deep pockets or strong credit ratings. I am…
Read MoreNZ employment update: First fall in three years
Yesterday the most recent quarterly update for employment in New Zealand was released (Statistics New Zealand publishes labour market data quarterly, whereas the Australian Bureau of Statistics publishes the equivalent data monthly). The result was the first backward step in the New Zealand labour market in three years. Category Sept 2015 (000s) …
Read MoreAustralia confirmed as New Zealand’s poor jobs cousin
Earlier this year I wrote about New Zealand’s improved economic performance and how it was putting Australia in the shade. The official data released since that blog only further highlights the strengthening of New Zealand’s position. Consider the following comparative data: Area New Zealand Australia* June 2014 total employment 2.328 million (+3.8%) 11.578 million (-0.7%) June…
Read MoreNew Zealand’s economy leaves Australia in its wake
While Australia bemoans a massive Budget deficit and deep cuts to many areas of science, welfare and education, our cousins across the Tasman are finding things are much rosier. Courtesy of information from Statistics New Zealand and Deloitte Access Economics, here’s a summary of the current New Zealand economy: Economic growth prospects are suddenly looking…
Read MoreGood news all round for New Zealand employment
Statistics New Zealand only releases labour market information every quarter unlike in Australia where the ABS releases labour market data every month. The most recent release for the March 2013 quarter highlighted some excellent news for the New Zealand economy. Statistics New Zealand reported that, nationally, in the March 2013 quarter, compared with…
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