No.251
17 May 2006
BACK
by the Editors of
The Jobs Letter
Who have been the winners and losers in our latest economic recovery?
Our economy has created 387,000 jobs since June 1998 (when the recovery in employment levels started to take off).
In this special feature, The Jobs Letter takes a look at who has been getting the jobs, and in what regions and sectors.
To do this, we have compared the figures for who were in work in June 1998, with the figures for March 2006.
Some trends :
– there is little difference between the number of women or men joining the workforce since June 1998.
– Young people under 25 years now make up 21% of the unemployed.
- The unemployment rate for people under 25 years is 2.4 times that of the overall unemployment rate.
– 63% of the new jobs have gone to people aged 45 years and over.
– One fifth (20%)of the new jobs have gone to Maori and Pacific people
– Many regions have had an increase in employment, with the most notable increases of 48% in Canterbury.
– When we look at a breakdown of the new jobs by economic sector, we see that the Construction Sector has increased its workforce by 57%. Wholesale and Retail is at 25% and Manufacturing continues to have negative growth (-2%).
Source – Statistics New Zealand Household Labour Force Survey for June 2005
|
 |
March 2006
Who Got The Jobs?
EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED
THE EMPLOYED
|
| thousands (000) |
|
June 98 |
|
March 2006 |
|
difference |
|
|
Total Employed
(seasonally adjusted) |
|
1,721 |
|
2,108 |
|
387 |
|
|
| Men |
|
948 |
|
1,135 |
|
187 |
|
|
| Women |
|
773 |
|
973 |
|
200 |
|
|
Full Time
(thirty hours or more) |
|
1,320 |
|
1,664 |
|
343.9 |
|
|
Part Time
(fewer than thirty hours) |
|
398 |
|
444 |
|
46 |
|
|
| THE UNEMPLOYED |
| thousands (000) |
|
June 98 |
|
March 2006 |
|
difference |
|
|
Unemployment Rate
(seasonally adjusted) |
|
7.6% |
|
3.9% |
|
-3.7% |
|
|
Total Unemployed
(seasonally adjusted) |
|
131 |
|
86 |
|
-45 |
|
|
% of the unemployed
who are 15-24 yrs old |
|
35% |
|
21% |
|
-14% |
|
|
% of 15-24 yr olds
who are in the workforce
but are unemployed |
|
14.3% |
|
10.3% |
|
-4.3% |
|
|
AGE,MAORI & PACIFIC
| THE EMPLOYED (by Age Group & Maori and Pacific) |
| thousands (000) |
|
June 98 |
|
March 2006 |
|
difference |
|
% of total |
Total Employed
(not adjusted) |
|
1,716.3 |
|
2,107.9 |
|
391.5 |
|
|
| 15-24 yr olds |
|
295.3 |
|
359.6 |
|
64.3 |
|
16% |
| 25-44 yr olds |
|
851.2 |
|
951.2 |
|
100 |
|
26% |
| 45+ yr olds |
|
569.8 |
|
817.1 |
|
247.3 |
|
63% |
| Maori and Pacific People |
|
201.6 |
|
279.3 |
|
77.7 |
|
20% |
EMPLOYED BY REGION
| THE EMPLOYED (by Region) |
| thousands (000) |
|
June 98 |
|
March 2006 |
|
difference |
|
% of total |
| Northland |
|
51.7 |
|
66.3 |
|
14.6 |
|
+28% |
| Auckland |
|
525.5 |
|
652.5 |
|
127 |
|
+24% |
| Waikato |
|
152.9 |
|
178.6 |
|
25.7 |
|
+17% |
| Bay of Plenty |
|
93.3 |
|
99.9 |
|
6.6 |
|
+7% |
| Gisborne-Hawkes Bay |
|
79.3 |
|
101.9 |
|
22.6 |
|
+28% |
| Taranaki |
|
43.9 |
|
55.6 |
|
11.7 |
|
+27% |
| Wanganui-Manawatu |
|
89.2 |
|
114.1 |
|
24.9 |
|
+28% |
| Wellington |
|
239.4 |
|
260.6 |
|
21.2 |
|
+9% |
| Nelson-Marlborough-West Coast |
|
79.5 |
|
92.5 |
|
13 |
|
+16% |
| Canterbury |
|
226.3 |
|
335 |
|
108.7 |
|
+48% |
| Otago |
|
85.4 |
|
94.6 |
|
9.2 |
|
+11% |
| Southland |
|
49.8 |
|
56.3 |
|
6.5 |
|
+13% |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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EMPLOYED BY SECTOR
| THE EMPLOYED (by Sector) |
| thousands (000) |
|
June 98 |
|
March 2006 |
|
difference |
|
% of total |
| Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing |
|
139.5 |
|
157.2 |
|
17.7 |
|
13% |
| Manufacturing |
|
286 |
|
281.4 |
|
(4.6) |
|
-2% |
| Construction |
|
111.9 |
|
175.2 |
|
63.3 |
|
+57% |
| Wholesale & Retail |
|
377.9 |
|
465.9 |
|
88 |
|
+23% |
Transport, Storage
& Communication |
|
100.9 |
|
109.8 |
|
8.9 |
|
+9% |
| Business & Financial Services |
|
243.1 |
|
315.2 |
|
72.1 |
|
+30% |
| Education |
|
128.1 |
|
161 |
|
32.9 |
|
+26% |
| Health & Community Services |
|
125 |
|
185.9 |
|
60.9 |
|
+49% |
| Other Services |
|
184.5 |
|
236.2 |
|
51.7 |
|
+28% |
|
|
Latest Figures
December 2005
THE EMPLOYED
THE UNEMPLOYED
EMPLOYED BY AGE GROUP AND MAORI & PACIFIC
EMPLOYED BY REGION
EMPLOYED BY SECTOR
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