Whats happening in the New Zealand Job market?

According to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s outlook to 2019:

employment is forecast to continue growing at an average of 2.1% a year
the unemployment rate is expected to rise to 6% by March 2017, and then fall to 5% by March 2019
the strongest employment growth is expected in construction and related industries, with hospitality and tourism, wholesale and retail trade, and business services also growing
employment growth rates are expected to be highest in Marlborough, West Coast and Otago, with the largest employment increases in Auckland and Canterbury
highly skilled jobs are expected to increase from 42% to 43% of all jobs and lower skilled jobs are expected to fall from 46% to 45%.

Sources

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, 'Quarterly Labour Market Scorecard – February 2016', March 2016, (www.mbie.govt.nz).
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, 'Short-term Employment Forecasts: 2016-2019', March 2016, (www.mbie.govt.nz).
Statistics New Zealand, 'Labour Market Statistics: December 2015 Quarter', February 2016, (www.stats.govt.nz).
Updated 17 May 2016

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