Tables About Manawatu-Wanganui Region



Labour force status

2006 Census

Labour Force Status of People in Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Employed full time
 82,467  1,531,020
Employed part time
 26,754  454,758
Unemployed
 6,006  106,500
Not in the labour force
 54,675  961,785
Status unidentifiable
 4,101  106,308
Total  174,003  3,160,374

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 5 March 2006.

Employment and Unemployment Rates of People in Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ District (%)New Zealand (%)
Employed full time
71.673.2
Employed part time
23.221.7
Unemployed
5.25.1

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 5 March 2006.
3. The calculation of employment and unemployment rates for categories with very small populations will be affected by the way the data has been randomly rounded. 

Labour Force Status of Māori in Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Employed full time
 12,669  175,545
Employed part time
 3,894  49,812
Unemployed
 2,091  27,873
Not in the labour force
 8,205  112,173
Status unidentifiable
 0  0
Total  26,859  365,406

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.  
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 5 March 2006.

Employment and Unemployment Rates of Māori in Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ District (%)New Zealand (%)
Employed full time
67.969.3
Employed part time
20.919.7
Unemployed
11.211.0

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.  
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 5 March 2006.
3. The calculation of employment and unemployment rates for categories with very small populations will be affected by the way the data has been randomly rounded. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Labour Force Status of People in Manawatu-Wanganui Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Employed full time
 73,728  73,239  82,467
Employed part time
 24,627  24,456  26,751
Unemployed
 9,144  8,598  6,003
Not in the labour force
 62,526  58,374  54,675
Status unidentifiable
 4,365  4,194  4,101
Total  174,393  168,864  174,003

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 3 March 1996, 4 March 2001 or 5 March 2006.

Employment and Unemployment Rates of People in Manawatu-Wanganui Region,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
1996 (%)2001(%)2006 (%)
Employed full time
68.668.971.6
Employed part time
22.923.023.2
Unemployed
8.58.15.2

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 3 March 1996, 4 March 2001 or 5 March 2006.
3. The calculation of employment and unemployment rates for categories with very small populations will be affected by the way the data has been randomly rounded. 

  

Labour Force Status of Māori in Manawatu-Wanganui Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Employed full time
 9,600  9,930  12,669
Employed part time
 3,297  3,354  3,894
Unemployed
 2,856  2,733  2,088
Not in the labour force
 8,793  8,157  8,205
Status unidentifiable
 0  0  0
Total  24,549  24,174  26,862

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 3 March 1996, 4 March 2001 or 5 March 2006.

Employment and Unemployment Rates of Māori in Manawatu-Wanganui Region,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
1996 (%)2001 (%)2006 (%)
Employed full time
60.962.067.9
Employed part time
20.920.920.9
Unemployed
18.117.011.2

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. Labour force status relates to the week ending 3 March 1996, 4 March 2001 or 5 March 2006.
3. The calculation of employment and unemployment rates for categories with very small populations will be affected by the way the data has been randomly rounded. 

Occupation

Occupation(1) of Employed People in Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Managers
 17,982  340,530
Professionals
 17,025  374,328
Technicians and trades workers
 12,864  241,857
Community and personal service workers
 10,569  156,471
Clerical and administrative workers
 11,502  240,816
Sales workers
 9,636  186,060
Machinery operators and drivers
 6,738  114,327
Labourers
 14,391  218,991
Not elsewhere included(3)
 8,508  112,404
Total  109,221  1,985,775

1. Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO V1.0).
2. All figures are for the employed census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
3. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'.

Occupation(1) of Employed Māori in Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Managers
 1,485  23,937
Professionals
 1,881  28,977
Technicians and trades workers
 1,728  25,626
Community and personal service workers
 2,211  22,617
Clerical and administrative workers
 1,281  22,452
Sales workers
 1,137  17,607
Machinery operators and drivers
 1,494  21,630
Labourers
 3,648  43,749
Not elsewhere included(3)
 1,692  18,759
Total  16,563  225,357

1. Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO V1.0).
2. All figures are for the employed Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
3. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable', 'response outside scope' and 'not stated'. 

Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals and values for the same data may vary in different tables.