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新西兰三月份招聘广告数量略有上升

-- 根据Seek周五发布的报告,新西兰3月份的招聘广告数量环比增长0.8%,同比增长13%。 每份招聘广告的申请人数(数据存在一个月滞后)环比下降2.8%,延续了下降趋势。 报告指出,塔拉纳基地区的月度增幅最大,增长2.1%,其次是南地大区,增长1.9%。奥克兰环比小幅下降0.1%,惠灵顿基本持平。 在行业趋势方面,贸易和服务业以及制造业增长1.8%,运输和物流业增长1.9%。建筑业保持不变,而信息和通信技术行业则小幅下降0.1%。 近年来,人工智能 (AI) 技能需求增长迅速,自 2025 年 3 月以来,提及 AI 的招聘广告数量增长了近 144%,是 2019 年的五倍多,尽管它们仍然只出现在 2.9% 的招聘广告中。

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