Employment rate (%)
The proportion of the population aged 15–64 years who are in paid employment for at least one hour per week.
| Region | Population 15–64 years in paid employment (%) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
| 1 | Northland | 66.1 | 60.5 | 63.1 | 64.9 | 64.7 | 66.9 | 68.3 | 70.9 | 73.2 | 74.3 | 70.5 |
| 2 | Auckland | 74.6 | 65.6 | 72.4 | 69.9 | 69.9 | 70.0 | 70.9 | 71.1 | 71.9 | 71.8 | 71.8 |
| 3 | Waikato | 69.9 | 65.6 | 69.2 | 71.0 | 74.3 | 74.7 | 75.8 | 75.8 | 75.7 | 77.1 | 76.7 |
| 4 | Bay of Plenty | 70.0 | 62.4 | 66.3 | 67.8 | 70.3 | 70.5 | 75.3 | 75.4 | 76.2 | 76.8 | 74.5 |
| 5 | Gisborne | 70.6 | 59.9 | 67.5 | 69.5 | 71.8 | 71.9 | 71.4 | 73.5 | 75.0 | 76.0 | 74.4 |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay | |||||||||||
| 7 | Taranaki | 70.9 | 63.0 | 67.6 | 72.4 | 75.6 | 75.8 | 73.5 | 76.0 | 77.1 | 77.6 | 76.6 |
| 8 | Manawatu-Wanganui | 70.7 | 62.1 | 66.4 | 68.4 | 70.2 | 70.2 | 70.4 | 73.1 | 73.3 | 71.7 | 73.2 |
| 9 | Wellington | 76.0 | 68.9 | 72.8 | 75.1 | 74.2 | 73.4 | 73.0 | 74.4 | 75.3 | 77.3 | 76.7 |
| 10 | Tasman | 70.6 | 68.7 | 72.5 | 75.7 | 76.2 | 75.9 | 76.5 | 77.9 | 77.9 | 77.9 | 77.3 |
| 11 | Nelson | |||||||||||
| 12 | Marlborough | |||||||||||
| 13 | West Coast | |||||||||||
| 14 | Canterbury | 72.0 | 66.2 | 72.6 | 74.8 | 75.5 | 75.9 | 77.6 | 79.0 | 78.7 | 78.0 | 77.3 |
| 15 | Otago | 70.3 | 64.9 | 69.6 | 71.7 | 71.8 | 70.9 | 72.6 | 74.5 | 75.7 | 75.9 | 75.8 |
| 16 | Southland | 69.5 | 67.8 | 71.9 | 75.9 | 74.6 | 75.5 | 77.6 | 79.7 | 79.9 | 81.5 | 80.8 |
Employment rate, by age and sex, 2008 (%)
| Region | 15 - 24 | 25 - 44 | 45 - 64 | 65+ | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-64 | 15-64 | 15-64 | |||||
| Northland | 55.0 | 76.3 | 71.8 | 13.2 | 74.9 | 66.0 | 70.5 |
| Auckland | 51.6 | 79.5 | 75.7 | 18.6 | 78.5 | 65.3 | 71.8 |
| Waikato | 59.9 | 80.2 | 82.9 | 15.4 | 82.4 | 70.9 | 76.7 |
| Bay of Plenty | 54.9 | 78.9 | 80.1 | 11.8 | 81.4 | 67.8 | 74.5 |
| Gisborne | 52.9 | 78.5 | 81.1 | 14.1 | 79.6 | 69.7 | 74.4 |
| Hawke's Bay | |||||||
| Taranaki | 57.9 | 82.0 | 79.7 | 15.7 | 85.9 | 67.3 | 76.6 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 58.1 | 76.7 | 78.4 | 14.1 | 80.0 | 66.9 | 73.2 |
| Wellington | 55.2 | 83.7 | 80.6 | 16.0 | 82.0 | 71.8 | 76.7 |
| Tasman | 67.2 | 80.3 | 78.8 | 14.2 | 83.1 | 71.7 | 77.3 |
| Nelson | |||||||
| Marlborough | |||||||
| West Coast | |||||||
| Canterbury | 60.4 | 82.6 | 81.4 | 13.8 | 82.8 | 71.9 | 77.3 |
| Otago | 58.4 | 82.7 | 80.8 | 11.9 | 82.0 | 70.0 | 75.8 |
| Southland | 65.0 | 85.9 | 83.4 | 17.4 | 87.3 | 73.8 | 80.8 |