February 2, 2016 1:01 pm

Vacancies up by 18.7% in 2015

Job openings in the labour market increased by 18.7% in 2015.

A Job Advertisements Survey by the Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) noted:

Higher vacancies in the agriculture, forestry & fishing; finance, insurance, real estate & business services; mining & quarrying; construction; wholesale & retail and restaurants & hotels and the transport, storage & communication sectors more-than-offset the declines in the manufacturing and the community & social personal services sectors. 

RBF has projected a largely positive outlook for the job market, saying it is in line with the economy’s expected growth path.