Rotorua's education and health sectors appear to be weathering the economic recession.
Current advertised job vacancies in those two sectors locally have dropped by only 15 and 33 per cent respectively from the same period last year. In administration, hospitality and trades, while there are fewer jobs, the sectors still
have a fair number of vacancies.
Information from Saturday job sections in The Daily Post in the last month shows there are half as many jobs available as the same period last year.
Ross McCurran from human resources firm Personnel Resources, says job vacancies are down across virtually all sectors.
"Generally, companies aren't looking to replace people if they leave ... Where a company was prepared to carry an extra staff member due to the growth that was happening this time last year, they can't afford to do that now."
A total of 163 jobs were advertised in Saturday papers from February 28 to March 21, less than 50 per cent of the 337 jobs carried from March 1 to 22 last year.
The education sector appears to have weathered the drop in job numbers better than most, falling 15 per cent from 26 to 22. Teacher aides, childcare workers and teachers still feature in the situations vacant columns. Qualified health professionals are also more likely to find a job, with advertisements dropping by only a third, from 31 to 20.
Lakes District Health Board communications manager Sue Wilkie said clinical roles for nurses, midwives and junior and senior doctors were still difficult to fill.
Although administrative, hospitality and trades jobs halved, the sectors still feature strongly in today's job market. Word processors, personal assistants, receptionists and office temps still made up nearly 10 per cent of all advertised jobs with 16 vacancies. Chef, bar and restaurant roles dropped from 25 to 12 and advertisements for electricians, mechanics and welders dropped from 30 to 13. The biggest fall was in agriculture where vacancies fell from 26 to four.
Mr McCurran said most employers were "sitting tight", as were people who had jobs, with 60 to 70 per cent of applicants looking for work because of redundancies.
JOB ADS
Which sectors have the most jobs advertised in The Daily Post this month?
1. Education and childcare 22
Teachers for early childhood, primary, secondary and tertiary levels, child carers and teacher aides
2. Health 20
Practice nurses, midwives, public health nurses
3. Administration 16
Word processors, personal assistants, receptionists, office temps
4. Forestry 15
Pruners, machinery operators, fallers, thinners
5. Trades 13
Electricians, mechanics, welders, fitters and turners
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