The total number of job advertisements in newspapers and on the internet rose 4.3% in seasonally adjusted terms in May compared with April to an average of 167,633 ads per week, contributing to a 21.7% annual increase, ANZ said.
The number of Internet job advertisements rose 5% in May from April, contributing to an annual increase of 22.3% in seasonally adjusted terms. But job advertisements in newspapers fell 6.5% over the same period, contributing to a 13.2% annual increase in seasonally adjusted terms.