Opinion on construction worker recruitment difficulties New Zealand FY 2022, by type

Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 7, 2023

A survey conducted in 2022 among construction business owners and managers revealed that over 46 percent of respondents were having trouble recruiting tradespeople. Construction businesses also reported having a hard time recruiting technical workers, as well as supervisors and team leads.

Opinion on construction worker vacancies most difficult to fill among construction business owners and managers in New Zealand in financial year 2022

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

New Zealand

Survey time period

April to June 2022

Number of respondents

1,029 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

respondents are business owners/managers

Supplementary notes

Original survey question: And which of these types of staff is the business having difficulties recruiting, if any?

For the companies surveyed, the financial year ran from 1 April, 2021 to 31 March, 2022.

Values are weighted.

Respondents include those working in residential building construction, non-residential building construction, heavy and civil engineering construction, land development and site preparation services, building structural services, building installation services, building completion services, other building construction services, scientific research services, and architectural, engineering and technical services.

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