Applications for Northland jobs listed on Trade Me have increased by nearly 12 per cent and a recruitment boss says a single advertised job can attract upwards of 100 applicants.
Northland job listings were up 4 per cent in the final quarter of 2015 compared to the same time the previous year, according to Trade Me figures.
Applications per listings were up 11.6 per cent.
Adecco job agency Whangarei manager Jamie Rosemergy said many people were looking for work across the spectrum from blue collar roles to senior executive positions. He said Northland's unemployment rate was well above the national average.
Mr Rosemergy said a lot of people were relocating to Northland before securing a job. Those new arrivals might be suitable for hard-to-fill, highly skilled positions. They might also bring business to the area and create jobs.