The total number of job advertisements in newspapers and on the internet rose 1.0% in seasonally adjusted terms in April from March, ANZ Bank said.
Over the year, total jobs ads were 20.5% higher. The number of Internet job advertisements rose 1.2% in the same period, contributing to an annual increase of 22.2% in seasonally adjusted terms.
Job advertisements in newspapers fell 3.4% over the month, and grew 6.1% over the year in seasonally adjusted terms.