Paula Kalkhoven, recruitment manager at Direction Recruitment, said Northland was enjoying a "brilliant" period of economic growth, as Aucklanders took advantage of the booming property market to sell up and move north.
"We're really quite happy with the people that we're seeing."
The region was still in desperate need of diesel mechanics and applicants in specialised trades like welding, she said.
"We're [also] getting a lot of office administration roles back in again."
More jobs for truck drivers seemed to be becoming available, especially for drivers with their Class 2 and Class 4 licences, she said.
Trade Me Jobs head Peter Osborne said the number of job listings nationwide was up 19 per cent on the same period last year, with growth in all regions.
"Growth in listings has been very strong, despite the potential handbrake effect of the unusual combination of Easter and Anzac Day holidays in March, and a Budget that had a cooling effect on the number of jobs advertised in May."
Most advertisers were upbeat, he said. "We're hearing plenty of optimistic reports from recruiters and employers, and the majority are planning to keep on hiring too."
Improved domestic economic and employment opportunities also contributed to the lowest ever level of migration to Australia in May, Mr Osborne said.
Jobs in the construction sector enjoyed the biggest lift compared with last year's June quarter (up 39 per cent), followed by trades (32 per cent) and transport (29 per cent).
Demand for skilled workers was still high, with candidates in IT, engineering, construction and legal the most difficult to source.
Though all regions enjoyed job growth, Auckland still shone brightly - up 21 per cent - while Canterbury and Wellington maintained considerable growth trajectories - up 21 per cent and 15 per cent.