Labour force status
2006 Census
| Labour Force Status of People in Wellington Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
182,856 |
1,531,020 |
|
50,760 |
454,758 |
|
12,753 |
106,497 |
|
100,725 |
961,785 |
|
9,414 |
106,311 |
| Total |
356,511 |
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 Wellington Region and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census |
|
|
|
| 74.2 | 73.2 |
| 20.6 | 21.7 |
| 5.2 | 5.1 |
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 Wellington Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
18,912 |
175,545 |
|
4,938 |
49,812 |
|
2,667 |
27,873 |
|
9,882 |
112,173 |
|
0 |
0 |
| Total |
36,396 |
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 Wellington Region and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census |
|
|
|
| 71.3 | 69.3 |
| 18.6 | 19.7 |
| 10.1 | 11.0 |
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 Wellington Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses |
|
|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
|
|
153,708 |
163,548 |
182,853 |
|
43,440 |
45,324 |
50,760 |
|
15,990 |
15,957 |
12,756 |
|
99,621 |
98,115 |
100,725 |
|
9,822 |
8,034 |
9,414 |
| Total |
322,584 |
330,975 |
356,511 |
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 Wellington Region,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses |
|
|
| 1996 (%) | 2001(%) | 2006 (%) |
|
| 72.1 | 72.7 | 74.2 |
| 20.4 | 20.2 | 20.6 |
| 7.5 | 7.1 | 5.2 |
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 Wellington Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses |
|
|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
|
|
14,286 |
15,783 |
18,912 |
|
4,173 |
4,374 |
4,935 |
|
3,426 |
3,420 |
2,667 |
|
9,783 |
8,916 |
9,879 |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
31,662 |
32,490 |
36,396 |
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 Wellington Region,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses |
|
|
| 1996 (%) | 2001 (%) | 2006 (%) |
|
| 65.3 | 67.0 | 71.3 |
| 19.1 | 18.6 | 18.6 |
| 15.6 | 14.5 | 10.1 |
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 Wellington Region and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
37,764 |
340,530 |
|
60,348 |
374,328 |
| Technicians and trades workers |
|
24,861 |
241,857 |
| Community and personal service workers |
|
18,255 |
156,471 |
| Clerical and administrative workers |
|
33,498 |
240,813 |
|
21,489 |
186,057 |
| Machinery operators and drivers |
|
9,465 |
114,327 |
|
16,665 |
218,991 |
| Not elsewhere included(3) |
|
11,271 |
112,404 |
| Total |
233,616 |
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 Wellington Region and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census |
|
|
|
|
2,757 |
23,937 |
|
4,041 |
28,974 |
| Technicians and trades workers |
|
2,658 |
25,626 |
| Community and personal service workers |
|
2,439 |
22,617 |
| Clerical and administrative workers |
|
3,288 |
22,452 |
|
2,097 |
17,607 |
| Machinery operators and drivers |
|
1,875 |
21,630 |
|
3,078 |
43,749 |
| Not elsewhere included(3) |
|
1,614 |
18,759 |
| Total |
23,850 |
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.