The Jobs Letter — Statistics That Matter

No.170
12 August 2002

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1999 Incomes Report

Work
Employed and Unemployed

Part-Time and Full-Time Work

Income
Sources of Income

Income from the Market

Income from Benefits

Distribution of Gross Income

Distribution of Market Income

Distribution of Benefits

Age
Employment and Age

Income and Age

Benefits and Age

Ethnic
Income and Ethnic
Benefits and Ethnic

Education
Employment and Education

Benefits and Education

"Growing Gap Between Rich and Poor"
— The Jobs Letter commentary on the 1999 Incomes Report

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A Microsoft Excel file of all the data behind these figures can be downloaded from here.

Employment and
Unemployment in NZ

June 2002

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 June 2002.

Official Unemployment in NZ

ONE IN TWENTY PEOPLE OFFICIALLY UNEMPLOYED IN NZ

OFFICIAL NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED IN NZ
June 2002 seasonally adjusted
101,000 people

OFFICIAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYED
June 2002 seasonally adjusted
5.1% OR ONE IN 20 PEOPLE

DROP IN NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
IN LAST THREE MONTHS
March 2002 to June 2002
3,000 people

. NO CHANGE IN NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED
IN THE LAST YEAR
June 2001 to June 2002

Source — Statistics NZ

OFFICIALLY UNEMPLOYED IN THE REGIONS June 2002
`NORTHLAND`	`8.4%`	`or one in 12 people`
`AUCKLAND`	`5.1%`	`or one in 20 people`
`WAIKATO`	`4.6`	`or one in 22 people`
`BAY OF PLENTY`	`8.0%`	`or one in 13 people`
`GISBORNE - HAWKES BAY`	`4.6%`	`or one in 22 people`
`TARANAKI`	`4.4%`	`or one in 23 people`
`WANGANUI - MANAWATU`	`5.3%`	`or one in 19 people`
`WELLINGTON`	`4.5%`	`or one in 22 people`
`NELSON - MARLBOROUGH TASMAN - WEST COAST`	`4.0%`	`or one in 25 people`
`CANTERBURY`	`4.7%`	`or one in 21 people`
`OTAGO`	`5.7%`	`or one in 18 people`
`SOUTHLAND`	`2.6%`	`or one in 38 people`
Source — Statistics NZ

REGIONS WITH A DROP IN UNEMPLOYMENT
IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS
March 2002 to June 2002
Northland Gisborne/Hawkes Bay Waikato Taranaki Wanganui/Manawatu Wellington Canterbury Otago Southland

REGIONS WITH NO CHANGE IN UNEMPLOYMENT
None

REGIONS WITH A RISE IN UNEMPLOYMENT
Auckland Bay of Plenty Nelson/Marlborough/ Tasman/West Coast

Registrations at Winz
(Ministry of Social Development)

PEOPLE REGISTERED AS JOB SEEKERS
WITH MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
June 2002
167,698

NOTIFIED VACANCIES
for month of June 2002
Figures Unavailable

Source — Ministry of Social Development

The Underemployed

June 2002
106,800 people

According to Statistics NZ, the underemployed are workers who are employed part time but would prefer to work more hours

The Employed

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN JOBS IN NEW ZEALAND
June 2002 seasonally adjusted
1,878,000 people

RISE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN JOBS IN LAST 3 MONTHS
March 2002 to June 2002
11,000

RISE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN JOBS IN LAST YEAR
June 2001 to June 2002
57,000 people

SECTORS WITH A RISE IN EMPLOYMENT IN LAST YEAR
Wholesale & Retail Trade, Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing, Construction, Manufacturing, Business & Financial, Education, Health & Community Services,

SECTORS WITH A DROP IN EMPLOYMENT IN LAST YEAR
Transport, Storage & Communication

Full-time and Part-time

GAIN IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYED
IN THE PAST YEAR
June 2001 to June 2002
41,000 people

Full Time Employment
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GAIN IN PART-TIME EMPLOYED
IN THE PAST YEAR
June 2001 to June 2002
16,000 people

Part Time Employment
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...	`Full-time`	`Part-time`
`Men`	`891,900 (88%)`	`125,500 (12%)`
`Women`	`535,100 (63%)`	`312,200 (37%)`
`Total`	`1,427,900`	`437,600`
`Overall %`	`77%`	`23%`
Source — Statistics NZ

Global Unemployment Rates

SPAIN 11.4%
FRANCE 9.2%
ITALY 9.0%
GERMANY 8.1%
CANADA 7.5%
OECD AVERAGE 6.9%
AUSTRALIA 6.5%
UNITED STATES 5.9%
JAPAN 5.4%
NEW ZEALAND 5.1%
BRITAIN 5.1%

Officially Jobless

"Those without a job and wanting 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".

ONE IN TWELVE PEOPLE OFFICIALLY JOBLESS IN NZ

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
June 2002
171,600 people

OFFICIAL RATE OF JOBLESS
June 2002
8.4% OR ONE IN 12 PEOPLE

DROP IN NUMBER OF JOBLESS
IN LAST THREE MONTHS
March 2002 to June 2002
16,900

RISE IN NUMBER OF JOBLESS
IN THE LAST YEAR
June 2001 to June 2002
1,000 people

Source — Statistics NZ

JOBLESS IN THE REGIONS June 2002
`NORTHLAND`	`13.8%`	`or one in 7 people`
`AUCKLAND`	`8.1%`	`or one in 12 people`
`WAIKATO`	`8.3%`	`or one in 12 people`
`BAY OF PLENTY`	`12.0`	`or one in 8 people`
`GISBORNE - HAWKES BAY`	`8.9%`	`or one in 11 people`
`TARANAKI`	`7.2%`	`or one in 14 people`
`WANGANUI - MANAWATU`	`8.2`	`or one in 12 people`
`WELLINGTON`	`7.4%`	`or one in 14 people`
`NELSON - MARLBOROUGH TASMAN - WEST COAST`	`6.6%`	`or one in 15 people`
`CANTERBURY`	`7.5%`	`or one in 13 people`
`OTAGO`	`11.9%`	`or one in 8 people`
`SOUTHLAND`	`4.4%`	`or one in 15 people`
Source — Statistics NZ

Labour Force Participation Rate

LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE
June 2002
66.7%

Labour Force Participation Rate

Source — Statistics NZ

Race / Ethnic

MAORI RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT
June 2002
11.0% or one in 9 Maori people

PACIFIC ISLAND RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT
June 2002
9.7% or one in 10 Pacific Island people

NZ EUROPEAN (PAKEHA) RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT
June 2002
3.7% or one in 27 NZ European (Pakeha) people

Unemployment Rate
By Ethnic Group
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Source — Statistics NZ

Age Rates and Long-term Unemployment

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
-- AGED 15-19 YEARS
June 2002
15.1% or one in 7 young people

MATURE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
-- AGED 50-65 YEARS
June 2002
3.5% or one in 29 mature people

LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED (over 6 months)
June 2002
24,700 people 24% or one in 4 of the unemployed

LONGER-TERM UNEMPLOYED (over 2 years)
June 2002
6,200 people 6% or one in 16 of the unemployed

VERY LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED (over 5 years)
June 2002
1,800 people 2% or one in 56 of the unemployed

Source — Statistics NZ

The Schemes and Subsidised Jobs

TASKFORCE GREEN 575

JOB PLUS 4,469

JOB PLUS MAORI 155

JOB CONNECTION 204

ENTERPRISE ALLOWANCE 66

ENTERPRISE ALLOWANCE with capitalisation 249

TRAINING OPPORTUNITY PROGRAMME (TOPS) COURSES) 8,380 people

YOUTH TRAINING (SKILL NZ ) 5,576 people

LIMITED SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (Army) 173 people

CONSERVATION CORPS 1,562 people

YOUTH SERVICE CORPS 278 people

ACTIVITY IN THE COMMUNITY (still counted as unemployed) 1,173