Unemployment (%)
The number of people aged 15 years and over who are not employed and who are actively seeking and available for paid work, expressed as a percentage of the total labour force.
| Region | Population 15 years and over who are unemployed (% of total labour force) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | ||
| 1 | Northland | 6.4 | 13.9 | 9.9 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
| 2 | Auckland | 3.2 | 11.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 3 | Waikato | 5.4 | 11.0 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 4 | Bay of Plenty | 4.6 | 12.7 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.4 |
| 5 | Gisborne | 5.1 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.9 |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay | |||||||||||
| 7 | Taranaki | 5.5 | 12.2 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| 8 | Manawatu-Wanganui | 4.5 | 11.5 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.2 |
| 9 | Wellington | 2.8 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 10 | Tasman | 3.3 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 11 | Nelson | |||||||||||
| 12 | Marlborough | |||||||||||
| 13 | West Coast | |||||||||||
| 14 | Canterbury | 4.2 | 9.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| 15 | Otago | 5.8 | 8.3 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 16 | Southland | 5.0 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.6 |
Unemployment rate, by age and sex, 2008 ('..s' indicates numbers below 1,000)
| Region | 15 - 24 | 25 - 44 | 45 - 64 | Male | Female | Total 15+ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Northland | 1,600 | 14.5 | 1,700 | 5.8 | ..s | ..s | 2,600 | 6.8 | 1,500 | 4.6 | 4,200 | 5.8 |
| Auckland | 15,300 | 12.6 | 11,300 | 3.6 | 6,100 | 2.5 | 16,800 | 4.5 | 16,100 | 4.9 | 32,900 | 4.7 |
| Waikato | 4,100 | 10.4 | 3,500 | 4.0 | 1,700 | 2.1 | 5,200 | 4.4 | 4,200 | 4.2 | 9,400 | 4.3 |
| Bay of Plenty | 2,500 | 13.0 | 1,600 | 3.3 | 1,200 | 2.5 | 2,700 | 4.2 | 2,600 | 4.7 | 5,300 | 4.4 |
| Gisborne | 2,900 | 17.3 | 2,100 | 4.8 | 1,200 | 2.9 | 3,000 | 5.6 | 3,300 | 6.2 | 6,300 | 5.9 |
| Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||
| Taranaki | 1,000 | 11.2 | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | 1,100 | 4.2 | 2,100 | 3.4 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | 2,100 | 9.9 | 1,700 | 3.7 | 1,100 | 2.4 | 2,200 | 3.6 | 2,700 | 4.9 | 4,900 | 4.2 |
| Wellington | 5,700 | 12.6 | 3,500 | 2.6 | 1,800 | 1.8 | 5,900 | 4.1 | 5,100 | 3.8 | 11,000 | 3.9 |
| Tasman | 1,200 | 7.9 | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | 1,700 | 3.4 | 1,400 | 3.2 | 3,100 | 3.3 |
| Nelson | ||||||||||||
| Marlborough | ||||||||||||
| West Coast | ||||||||||||
| Canterbury | 5,600 | 8.9 | 3,200 | 2.1 | 2,300 | 1.8 | 6,600 | 3.5 | 4,600 | 2.8 | 11,200 | 3.1 |
| Otago | 1,600 | 8.3 | 1,000 | 2.7 | ..s | ..s | 1,300 | 2.5 | 1,800 | 3.9 | 3,100 | 3.2 |
| Southland | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | ..s | 1,400 | 2.6 |