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Annual Job Market Insights Report 2025

We surveyed over 6,000 job hunters, employers and recruiters to get a full overview of the jobs landscape in 2025.

The Trade Me Jobs team is excited to share our eighth Annual Job Market Insights Report. This report surveys job hunters, employers and recruiters to get a full overview of the jobs landscape; and is designed to give you the insights to help you put your best foot forward in the recruitment space for 2025.

This year, for the first time, we worked with economist Shamubeel Eaqub to analyse the survey responses and put this report together. There are some impressive shifts in job hunter behaviour as well as highlighting the economic impact on the business landscape that we hope you will find informative.

Featured insights include:

  • Job hunters’ biggest frustrations with the recruitment process - and how to overcome them
  • What is driving employee exits - and what’s attracting them to new opportunities
  • Key trends for hiring and retention
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