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The official unemployed rates are an internationally
recognised figure for unemployment based on the
Household Labour Force Survey run by Statistics
New Zealand.
These are the latest figures for December 1997.
OFFICIAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED IN NZ
OFFICIAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYED
DROP IN NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
RISE IN NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
REGIONS WITH A DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT
REGIONS WITH NO CHANGE IN UNEMPLOYMENT
REGIONS WITH A RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT
PEOPLE REGISTERED
NOTIFIED VACANCIES
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN JOBS IN NEW ZEALAND
RISE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN JOBS IN LAST 3 MONTHS
RISE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN JOBS IN LAST YEAR
SECTORS WITH A RISE IN EMPLOYMENT IN LAST YEAR
SECTORS WITH A DROP IN EMPLOYMENT IN LAST YEAR
LOSS OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYED
GAIN OF PART-TIME EMPLOYED
"Those without a job
These are the statistics that are more commonly used
by community workers and employment activists in New
Zealand because they more accurately reflect the
people who are their concern or clients.
These "Jobless" figures are also based on the
Household Labour Force Survey run by Statistics NZ,
but include a wider definition of unemployment,
usually referred to "those without a job and wanting
a job".
According to Statistics NZ, the difference between
the official "unemployment" figures and the "jobless
figures" is that many of the people on the jobless
measurement are available for work, but not actively
seeking it.
The reasons for not actively seeking work range from
people being discouraged because they lack the skills
needed, or were the wrong age, or that the right work
was not available in their area, or they were only
looking for jobs in their newspaper. This measurement
also includes those actively seeking work but not yet
available for it.
OFFICIAL NUMBER OF JOBLESS IN NZ
OFFICIAL RATE OF JOBLESS
RISE IN NUMBER OF JOBLESS
RISE IN NUMBER OF JOBLESS
LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE
MAORI RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT
PACIFIC ISLAND RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT
NZ EUROPEAN (PAKEHA)RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
MATURE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED (over 6 months)
LONGER-TERM UNEMPLOYED (over 2 years)
VERY LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED (over 5 years)
TOTAL EFFECT OF THE SCHEMES
PERCENT OF OFFICIAL UNEMPLOYED
Official Unemployment in NZ
Registrations at NZ Employment Service
The Employed
Full-time and part-time
Global Unemployment Rates
Officially Jobless
Labour Force Participation Rate
Race / Ethnic Unemployment
Age Rates and Long-term Unemployment
The Schemes and Subsidised Jobs
Dec 1997 seasonally adjusted
122,000 people
Dec 1997 seasonally adjusted
6.7%
OR ONE IN 15 PEOPLE
IN LAST THREE
MONTHS
Oct 97 to Dec 97
2,000 people
IN THE LAST YEAR
Dec 96 to Dec 97
16,000 people
Source -- Statistics NZ
Dec 1997NORTHLAND
9.5%
or one in 11 people
AUCKLAND
6.9%
or one in 14 people
WAIKATO
7.0%
or one in 14 people
BAY OF PLENTY
8.5%
or one in 12 people
GISBORNE - HAWKES BAY
8.0%
or one in 13 people
TARANAKI
6.3%
or one in 16 people
WANGANUI - MANAWATU
5.6%
or one in 18 people
WELLINGTON
5.8%
or one in 17 people
NELSON - MARLBOROUGH TASMAN - WEST COAST
4.5%
or one in 22 people
CANTERBURY
6.2%
or one in 16 people
OTAGO
6.2%
or one in 16 people
SOUTHLAND
6.5%
or one in 15 people
Source -- Statistics NZ
in the last three months
Oct 97 to Dec 97
Southland
Canterbury
Taranaki
Auckland
Gisborne/Hawkes Bay
Nelson/Malborough/Tasman/West Coast
None
Otago
Northland
Waikato
Bay of Plenty
Wanganui/Manawatu
Wellington
Source -- Statistics NZ
AT NZ EMPLOYMENT SERVICE
Dec 1997
187,153 people
for month of Dec 1997
3,131 people
Source -- New Zealand Employment Service
Dec 1997 Seasonally Adjusted
1,698,000 people
Oct 97 to Dec 97
7,000 people
Dec 96 to Dec 97
6,000 people
Electricity,
Gas And Water
Transport
Storage and Communication
Building and Construction
Agriculture
Forestry and Fishing
Mining and Quarrying
Manufacturing
Wholesale and Retail Trade
Business and Financial
Social and Personal Services
Source -- Statistics NZ
IN THE PAST YEAR
Dec 96 to Dec 97
3,800 people
IN THE PAST YEAR
Dec 96 to Dec 97
10,200 people
Full-time
Part-time
Men
843,800 (89%)
102,800 (11%)
Women
478,800 (63%)
282,000 (37%)
Total
1,322,600
384,800
overall %
77%
23%
Source -- Statistics NZ
SPAIN
21.1%
FRANCE
12.5%
ITALY
12.0%
CANADA
9.6%
GERMANY
9.6%
BRITAIN
7.4%
AUSTRALIA
8.6%
OECD AVERAGE
7.5%
NEW ZEALAND
6.7%
UNITED STATES
4.7%
JAPAN
3.3%
and wanting a job ..."
Dec 1997
208,300 people
Dec 1997
10.9%
OR ONE IN 9 PEOPLE
IN LAST THREE
MONTHS
Oct 97 to Dec 97
14,200 people
IN THE LAST YEAR
Dec 96 to Dec 97
7,300 people
Source -- Statistics NZ
Dec 1997NORTHLAND
14.9%
or one in 7 people
AUCKLAND
10.6%
or one in 9 people
WAIKATO
11.1%
or one in 9 people
BAY OF PLENTY
14.6%
or one in 7 people
GISBORNE - HAWKES BAY
14.3%
or one in 7 people
TARANAKI
9.3%
or one in 11 people
WANGANUI - MANAWATU
11.1%
or one in 9 people
WELLINGTON
8.9%
or one in 11 people
NELSON - MARLBOROUGH TASMAN - WEST COAST
7.5%
or one in 13 people
CANTERBURY
10.6%
or one in 9 people
OTAGO
11.9%
or one in 8 people
SOUTHLAND
11.3%
or one in 9 people
Source -- Statistics NZ
Dec 1997
65.8%
(down slightly on last year)
Source -- Statistics NZ
Dec 1997
16.8%
or one in 6 Maori people
Dec 1997
13.7%
or one in 7 Pacific Island people
Dec 1997
4.5%
or one in 22 NZ European (Pakeha)people
Source -- Statistics NZ
-- AGED 15-19 YEARS
Dec 1997
16.5%
or one in 6 young people
-- AGED 50-65 YEARS
Dec 1997
3.6%
or one in 28 mature people
Dec 1997
42,100 people
35% or one in 3 of the unemployed
Dec 1997
8,200 people
7% or one in 15 of the unemployed
Dec 1997
2,400 people
2% or one in 51 of the unemployed
Source -- Statistics NZ
ON UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES
Dec 1997
30,142 people
ON A SCHEME OR SUBSIDISED WORK
Dec 1997
20%
TASKFORCE GREEN
2,408 people
JOB PLUS
8,498 people
JOB INTRO
3 people
JOB CONNECTION
1,034 people
ENTERPRISE ALLOWANCE
665 people
ENTERPRISE ALLOWANCE
with capitalisation
747 people
TRAINING OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMME
(TOPS) COURSES
15,726 people
LIMITED SERVICE VOLUNTEERS
(Army/Navy)
109 people
CONSERVATION CORPS
822 people
YOUTH SERVICE CORPS
128 people
JOB LINK
(still counted as unemployed)
13 people
COMMUNITY TASKFORCE
(still counted as unemployed)
4,284 people
TOTAL
30,142 people
Source -- figures from NZ Employment Service, ETSA and Youth Affairs
Dec 97
is compiled by Shirley Vickery
and edited by Vivian Hutchinson
for the Jobs Research Trust.
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