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Employment

Definition: The employment rate is the proportion of the population aged 15–64 years employed for at least one hour per week, as measured by the Household Labour Force Survey.

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Employment rate (the percentage of the population aged 15–64 years who are employed)

Region 1986 1991 1996 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1 Northland 65.8 60.5 63.1 64.9 64.7 66.8 68.3 70.9 73.2 74.3 70.5 67.7
2 Auckland 74.5 65.6 72.4 69.9 69.9 70.0 70.9 71.1 71.9 71.8 71.8 69.5
3 Waikato 69.7 65.7 69.2 70.9 74.3 74.7 75.8 75.8 75.7 77.1 76.6 74.0
4 Bay of Plenty 69.8 62.5 66.2 67.8 70.3 70.5 75.3 75.4 76.1 76.9 74.5 72.2
5 Gisborne 70.4 59.9 67.5 69.5 71.9 71.9 71.3 73.5 75.0 76.0 74.4 72.0
6 Hawke’s Bay
7 Taranaki 70.7 63.1 67.7 72.4 75.7 75.8 73.5 76.0 77.1 77.6 76.6 76.9
8 Manawatu-Whanganui 70.7 62.1 66.5 68.5 70.2 70.2 70.4 73.0 73.3 71.7 73.2 73.1
9 Wellington 76.0 68.9 72.8 75.1 74.2 73.4 73.0 74.4 75.2 77.3 76.7 76.3
10 Tasman 70.5 68.7 72.5 75.6 76.3 75.9 76.5 77.9 77.9 77.9 77.3 76.5
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 74.8
15 Otago 70.2 64.9 69.6 71.7 71.8 70.9 72.6 74.5 75.6 75.9 75.8 74.4
16 Southland 69.5 67.9 71.9 75.9 74.6 75.5 77.6 79.6 79.8 81.4 80.8 80.4
New Zealand 72.2 65.3 70.6 71.4 72.2 72.2 73.2 74.3 74.9 75.2 74.7 72.9

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Household Labour Force Survey, average for December years.