Vacancies advertised online for low skilled or unskilled jobs in New Zealand
Across all industries, 2010 Q4–2025 Q4, Index (where Dec 2010 = 100)
| Quarter | Index (where Dec 2010 = 100) |
|---|---|
| 2010 Q4 | 100 |
| 2011 Q1 | 127.6 |
| 2011 Q2 | 131.4 |
| 2011 Q3 | 140.8 |
| 2011 Q4 | 113.6 |
| 2012 Q1 | 144.4 |
| 2012 Q2 | 142.6 |
| 2012 Q3 | 150.1 |
| 2012 Q4 | 120.3 |
| 2013 Q1 | 156.5 |
| 2013 Q2 | 161.4 |
| 2013 Q3 | 172.4 |
| 2013 Q4 | 147 |
| 2014 Q1 | 204.2 |
| 2014 Q2 | 203.9 |
| 2014 Q3 | 199.8 |
| 2014 Q4 | 159.3 |
| 2015 Q1 | 205.5 |
| 2015 Q2 | 188 |
| 2015 Q3 | 203.2 |
| 2015 Q4 | 175 |
| 2016 Q1 | 214 |
| 2016 Q2 | 219.6 |
| 2016 Q3 | 236.5 |
| 2016 Q4 | 203.4 |
| 2017 Q1 | 257.9 |
| 2017 Q2 | 250.7 |
| 2017 Q3 | 271.8 |
| 2017 Q4 | 226.1 |
| 2018 Q1 | 278.7 |
| 2018 Q2 | 271.2 |
| 2018 Q3 | 285.1 |
| 2018 Q4 | 250.2 |
| 2019 Q1 | 290.9 |
| 2019 Q2 | 267.4 |
| 2019 Q3 | 274.6 |
| 2019 Q4 | 244.3 |
| 2020 Q1 | 247.8 |
| 2020 Q2 | 118.2 |
| 2020 Q3 | 224.4 |
| 2020 Q4 | 226.3 |
| 2021 Q1 | 309 |
| 2021 Q2 | 368.5 |
| 2021 Q3 | 377.4 |
| 2021 Q4 | 336.6 |
| 2022 Q1 | 400.6 |
| 2022 Q2 | 407.5 |
| 2022 Q3 | 437.8 |
| 2022 Q4 | 333.5 |
| 2023 Q1 | 368.9 |
| 2023 Q2 | 308.1 |
| 2023 Q3 | 284.3 |
| 2023 Q4 | 219.7 |
| 2024 Q1 | 250.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 191.6 |
| 2024 Q3 | 184 |
| 2024 Q4 | 153.5 |
| 2025 Q1 | 185.3 |
| 2025 Q2 | 159.6 |
| 2025 Q3 | 178 |
| 2025 Q4 | 162.3 |
Notes
Skilled occupation: ANZSCO has five levels underlying its occupational structure. An occupation is skilled if it has an ANZSCO level commensurate with an NCEA level 4
qualification, or above.
Total skilled = Skilled + semi-skilled + highly skilled
Total unskilled = Low skilled + unskilled
Definitions
Skilled occupation: ANZSCO has five skill levels underlying its occupational structure. An occupation is a skilled occupation if it has an ANZSCO skill level of 3 (a skill level commensurate with an NCEA level 4 qualification) or above.
Industry: The industry groupings are derived by synthesising the common characteristics of the different job boards. These are self-selected by advertisers from a drop-down menu.
Data calculation/treatment
This series has NOT been seasonally adjusted.
The number of jobs is normalised to an index called All Vacancies Index. This was set at 100 for the December 2010 period.
Changes to data collection/processing
As of December 2019 this dataset changed from monthly to quarterly.
Data provided by
Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment
Dataset name
Jobs Online: All vacancies unadjusted December 2025
Webpage:
How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Jobs Online – All vacancies – Unadjusted quarterly [XLSX, 84 KB]'.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Jobs Online: All vacancies unadjusted December 2025
From the dataset Jobs Online: All vacancies unadjusted December 2025, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: Data
- Range:
AD10:AJ70 - Provided: 427 data points
This data forms the table Employment - Volume of jobs advertised online by skill level 2010 Q4–2025 Q4.
Dataset originally released on:
January 30, 2026
About this dataset
Jobs Online measures changes in job vacancies advertised by businesses on four internet job boards – SEEK, Trade Me Jobs and the Education Gazette, and Kiwi Health Jobs.
Purpose of collection
Jobs Online is an important new indicator of labour market conditions. One of its main advantages is that it is extremely up-to-date, with results being published within a couple of weeks of the end of the reference quarter. Jobs Online provides a robust early indicator of changes in the labour market.