Press Release – SEEK NZ(Photo/Supplied)AI Insights:Job ads that reference AI Skills have increased 3.9% m/m and are now 107.3% higher y/y. Applications per job ad remain elevated, though the trend has been gradually easing since mid-2025, and remained stable m/m. SEEK has used defined exposure measures to analyse job ads for roles with low, medium and high exposure to AI-related automation. Applications per job ad, which had been rising steadily since the market downturn began, have gradually eased since their peak in mid-2025. Figure 6: SEEK job ad percentage growth/decline by region, comparing i) June 2026 to May 2026 (m/m) and ii) June 2026 to June 2025 (y/y).