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title: "ALH vs Search Recruitment: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, ALH or Search Recruitment? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Nelson recruitment agencies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# ALH vs Search Recruitment: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?

Which is more popular in search, ALH or Search Recruitment? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Nelson recruitment agencies set in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: ALH and Search Recruitment
- **Competitive set**: Nelson recruitment agencies
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **ALH Share of Search**: 38.9%
- **Search Recruitment Share of Search**: 1%

## Which is more popular in search, ALH or Search Recruitment?

- In August 2026, ALH had more branded searches than Search Recruitment among nelson recruitment agencies in New Zealand. ALH was estimated to have 4.5K branded searches compared to Search Recruitment’s 120, and held a 38.9% Share of Search versus Search Recruitment’s 1%.
- ALH was ahead of Search Recruitment in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, ALH’s estimated Share of Search among nelson recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 29.6% to 38.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 2.8K to 4.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Search Recruitment’s estimated Share of Search among nelson recruitment agencies in New Zealand moved from 0.63% to 1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 60 to 120.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand nelson recruitment agencies in August 2026?

- In August 2026, ALH lost estimated Share of Search among nelson recruitment agencies in New Zealand, from 44.4% to 38.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for Search Recruitment in New Zealand rose 100% over 11 measured months, from 60 to 120 in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | ALH estimated searches | ALH Share of Search | ALH rank | Search Recruitment estimated searches | Search Recruitment Share of Search | Search Recruitment rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 2.8K | 29.6% | 2 | 60 | 0.63% | 5 |
| Nov 2025 | 2.4K | 25.6% | 2 | 100 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Dec 2025 | 1.8K | 23.4% | 2 | 90 | 1.2% | 5 |
| Jan 2026 | 2.8K | 27.4% | 2 | 130 | 1.3% | 4 |
| Feb 2026 | 2.8K | 28.4% | 2 | 100 | 1% | 5 |
| Mar 2026 | 3.2K | 27.8% | 2 | 130 | 1.1% | 5 |
| Apr 2026 | 2.6K | 27.4% | 2 | 80 | 0.85% | 5 |
| May 2026 | 2.9K | 28.4% | 2 | 100 | 0.96% | 4 |
| Jun 2026 | 2.6K | 25.7% | 2 | 150 | 1.5% | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 5.9K | 44.4% | 2 | 100 | 0.76% | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 4.5K | 38.9% | 2 | 120 | 1% | 4 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using ALH’s and Search Recruitment’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **ALH**: Measured on the search terms “alh”, “alh jobs”, “alh labour hire”, “alh nelson”, “alh new zealand”, “alh nz”, “alh palmerston north”, “alh queenstown”, “alh recruitment”, “alh rotorua” and “alh.nz”, summed into one figure.
- **Search Recruitment**: Measured on the search terms “search recruitment”, “search recruitment jobs”, “search recruitment nelson”, “search recruitment nz” and “searchrecruitment”, summed into one figure.

- [ALH profile](/demand/nz/brands/alh)
- [Search Recruitment profile](/demand/nz/brands/search-recruitment)
- [All nelson recruitment agencies in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-nelson-recruitment-agencies): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, ALH or Search Recruitment?

In August 2026, ALH had more branded searches than Search Recruitment among nelson recruitment agencies in New Zealand. ALH was estimated to have 4.5K branded searches compared to Search Recruitment’s 120, and held a 38.9% Share of Search versus Search Recruitment’s 1%.

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