Personnel and Temp Resources team leader Angelique Tizard said the business had been having a busy few months with plenty of jobs on the go and many job seekers.
Vacancies currently included chartered accountancy roles as well as administration roles.
Ms Tizard said jobseekers were competing for positions with locals as well as candidates from all over New Zealand and overseas.
People from Auckland, Australia and South Africa were all seeking jobs in the area, she said, and locals didn't have an advantage when it came to getting a job, as others could easily attend Skype interviews.
Kellie Hamlett, of Talent ID, said that agency usually received a lot of overseas interest for vacancies but there had been a "noticeable" increase in New Zealanders based overseas applying.
"We're seeing a lot of expats who want to come back," she said. "There's no one country in particular but at the moment it's quite noticeable that New Zealanders in Australia and Dubai want to come back from there."
She said there was a wide variety in the types of roles on offer in the district.
"There's no rhyme or reason to the roles that are coming in. They are new roles mostly, so new positions, which is a great indication of the growth that's happening in the city. Interesting sectors and industries, a lot of middle-management-type positions and support roles."
Rotorua business owner Dammon Paul has almost doubled his operation and expects to take on more people in the future.
He and his wife, Jennie, started Flava By Fusion around four months ago at the Thursday Night Market. They are now open every day in a commercial kitchen in Tryon St and are ready for more expansion. They have hired one person and are looking at hiring a second.
"We need an extra four or five pairs of hands," Mr Paul said.
"It's exciting. We started with $120 of stock and then we realised we were way too busy for the market. It's been pretty quick and we've not hit summer yet. We're excited but nervous as well."
Rotorua is experiencing job listing growth similar to that of areas like the Bay of Plenty and Auckland, said head of Trade Me Jobs Peter Osborne.
"Double-digit growth is always really positive. We are used to seeing growth like that in Auckland and Bay of Plenty but other areas have been a lot more subdued."
He said the increase in trades and service listings indicated the increase in building activity taking place.
"There's a bit of a buzz," he said. Additional reporting Rebecca Malcolm and Kim Fulton
