Job vacancies are scarce in Northland but a recruitment boss expects they will pick up over summer.
Online, skilled job vacancies were steady this August compared to last August in Northland, says the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). August vacancies were up slightly on July.
MBIE's Jobs Online monthly report measures the changes in job vacancies advertised by businesses on three internet job boards - Seek, Trade Me and the Education Gazette.
Adecco job agency Whangarei manager Jamie Rosemergy said vacancies were unusually low heading into the summer season.
However, there were lots of jobseekers around because Northland unemployment rates were high. Some, who had sold properties in Auckland and made a considerable profit, then came to Northland for the lifestyle and were looking for jobs, too. Others were living and working in Auckland and coming home to Northland for the weekends.