Tables About Otago Region



Labour force status

2006 Census

Labour Force Status of People in Otago Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Employed full time
 75,213  1,531,020
Employed part time
 24,993  454,758
Unemployed
 4,677  106,500
Not in the labour force
 50,865  961,788
Status unidentifiable
 3,906  106,311
Total  159,651  3,160,371

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 Otago Region and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ District (%)New Zealand (%)
Employed full time
71.773.2
Employed part time
23.821.7
Unemployed
4.55.1

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 Otago Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Employed full time
 4,179  175,545
Employed part time
 1,365  49,812
Unemployed
 504  27,873
Not in the labour force
 2,235  112,173
Status unidentifiable
 0  0
Total  8,286  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 Otago Region and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ District (%)New Zealand (%)
Employed full time
69.169.3
Employed part time
22.619.7
Unemployed
8.311.0

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 Otago Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Employed full time
 62,916  64,557  75,213
Employed part time
 21,312  22,269  24,993
Unemployed
 6,840  6,174  4,677
Not in the labour force
 54,474  51,549  50,865
Status unidentifiable
 3,015  2,370  3,906
Total  148,557  146,913  159,654

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 Otago Region,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
1996 (%)2001(%)2006 (%)
Employed full time
69.169.471.7
Employed part time
23.423.923.8
Unemployed
7.56.64.5

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 Otago Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Employed full time
 3,048  3,174  4,179
Employed part time
 1,134  1,074  1,365
Unemployed
 675  615  504
Not in the labour force
 2,253  2,007  2,235
Status unidentifiable
 0  0  0
Total  7,104  6,867  8,283

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 Otago Region,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
1996 (%)2001 (%)2006 (%)
Employed full time
62.765.269.1
Employed part time
23.422.122.6
Unemployed
13.912.68.4

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 Otago Region and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Managers
 16,317  340,530
Professionals
 17,262  374,328
Technicians and trades workers
 13,089  241,857
Community and personal service workers
 9,291  156,471
Clerical and administrative workers
 10,851  240,813
Sales workers
 9,210  186,060
Machinery operators and drivers
 5,445  114,324
Labourers
 13,695  218,991
Not elsewhere included(3)
 5,043  112,404
Total  100,203  1,985,778

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 Otago Region and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Managers
 597  23,937
Professionals
 699  28,974
Technicians and trades workers
 834  25,629
Community and personal service workers
 600  22,617
Clerical and administrative workers
 447  22,455
Sales workers
 495  17,607
Machinery operators and drivers
 372  21,630
Labourers
 1,194  43,746
Not elsewhere included(3)
 306  18,759
Total  5,544  225,360

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.