Tables About Nelson Region

Work



Labour force status

2006 Census

Labour Force Status of People in Nelson Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Employed full time
 16,383  1,531,017
Employed part time
 5,640  454,758
Unemployed
 969  106,497
Not in the labour force
 10,989  961,785
Status unidentifiable
 669  106,311
Total  34,647  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 Nelson Region and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ District (%)New Zealand (%)
Employed full time
71.373.2
Employed part time
24.521.7
Unemployed
4.25.1

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 Nelson Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Employed full time
 1,155  175,548
Employed part time
 381  49,812
Unemployed
 153  27,876
Not in the labour force
 642  112,173
Status unidentifiable
 0  0
Total  2,328  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 Nelson Region and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ District (%)New Zealand (%)
Employed full time
68.469.3
Employed part time
22.519.7
Unemployed
9.011.0

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 Nelson Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Employed full time
 14,070  14,460  16,383
Employed part time
 4,593  5,118  5,643
Unemployed
 1,206  1,341  969
Not in the labour force
 11,355  11,229  10,989
Status unidentifiable
 765  759  669
Total  31,989  32,901  34,647

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 Nelson Region,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
1996 (%)2001(%)2006 (%)
Employed full time
70.869.171.3
Employed part time
23.124.524.5
Unemployed
6.16.44.2

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 Nelson Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Employed full time
 855  912  1,158
Employed part time
 288  303  378
Unemployed
 165  204  153
Not in the labour force
 585  558  639
Status unidentifiable
 3  0  0
Total  1,896  1,977  2,331

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 Nelson Region,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
1996 (%)2001 (%)2006 (%)
Employed full time
65.264.368.3
Employed part time
22.021.422.6
Unemployed
12.614.49.0

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 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 Nelson Region and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Managers
 3,042  340,530
Professionals
 4,245  374,328
Technicians and trades workers
 2,760  241,857
Community and personal service workers
 1,902  156,468
Clerical and administrative workers
 2,538  240,813
Sales workers
 2,025  186,060
Machinery operators and drivers
 1,230  114,324
Labourers
 3,261  218,991
Not elsewhere included(3)
 1,020  112,404
Total  22,023  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 Nelson Region and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Managers
 138  23,937
Professionals
 201  28,974
Technicians and trades workers
 165  25,629
Community and personal service workers
 126  22,617
Clerical and administrative workers
 132  22,452
Sales workers
 111  17,610
Machinery operators and drivers
 120  21,633
Labourers
 417  43,749
Not elsewhere included(3)
 126  18,762
Total  1,536  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.