Online job vacancies have risen for a second consecutive month.
Figures from the Department of Labour show skilled job vacancies rose a seasonally-adjusted 6% in February.
Overall online job vacancies rose nearly 7% percent, the largest growth for a single month since March last year.
Auckland and Canterbury reported a large rise in skilled job vacancies, while vacancies in the construction and engineering sector were up more than 12% in February compared to the previous month.
Canterbury has the highest rate of skilled vacancies, increasing 77% in the last year.
