Tables About Southland Region



Labour force status

2006 Census

Labour Force Status of People in Southland Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Employed full time
 37,245  1,531,020
Employed part time
 10,971  454,758
Unemployed
 1,926  106,497
Not in the labour force
 20,118  961,788
Status unidentifiable
 1,338  106,311
Total  71,595  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 Southland Region and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ District (%)New Zealand (%)
Employed full time
74.373.2
Employed part time
21.921.7
Unemployed
3.85.1

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 Southland Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Employed full time
 3,456  175,548
Employed part time
 1,062  49,812
Unemployed
 393  27,873
Not in the labour force
 1,806  112,176
Status unidentifiable
 0  0
Total  6,717  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 Southland Region and New Zealand,(1)(2)(3) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ District (%)New Zealand (%)
Employed full time
70.369.3
Employed part time
21.619.7
Unemployed
8.011.0

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 Southland Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Employed full time
 35,985  34,818  37,245
Employed part time
 10,629  10,446  10,968
Unemployed
 2,697  2,541  1,926
Not in the labour force
 23,202  21,696  20,118
Status unidentifiable
 1,491  939  1,335
Total  74,004  70,437  71,595

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 Southland Region,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
1996 (%)2001(%)2006 (%)
Employed full time
73.072.874.3
Employed part time
21.621.921.9
Unemployed
5.55.33.8

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 Southland Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
Employed full time
 3,033  2,925  3,456
Employed part time
 888  924  1,062
Unemployed
 546  543  396
Not in the labour force
 1,980  1,818  1,806
Status unidentifiable
 0  0  0
Total  6,447  6,210  6,720

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 Southland Region,(1)(2)(3) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
1996 (%)2001 (%)2006 (%)
Employed full time
67.866.670.4
Employed part time
20.021.121.6
Unemployed
12.212.38.0

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 Southland Region and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Managers
 9,186  340,530
Professionals
 6,084  374,328
Technicians and trades workers
 6,054  241,857
Community and personal service workers
 3,543  156,468
Clerical and administrative workers
 4,578  240,816
Sales workers
 3,933  186,060
Machinery operators and drivers
 3,177  114,324
Labourers
 9,054  218,991
Not elsewhere included(3)
 2,604  112,404
Total  48,213  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 Southland Region and New Zealand,(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
Managers
 474  23,937
Professionals
 453  28,977
Technicians and trades workers
 609  25,626
Community and personal service workers
 372  22,617
Clerical and administrative workers
 303  22,455
Sales workers
 312  17,610
Machinery operators and drivers
 309  21,630
Labourers
 1,380  43,749
Not elsewhere included(3)
 309  18,759
Total  4,521  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.