In the December 2011 quarter compared with the September 2011 quarter:
- The unemployment rate fell 0.3 percentage points, to 6.3 percent.
- 7,000 fewer people were unemployed.
- 3,000 more people were employed.
- The employment rate was flat, at 63.9 percent.
All figures are seasonally adjusted.
|
December 2011 quarter |
Quarterly change |
Annual change |
| (Percent) |
(Percentage points) |
| Unemployment rate |
6.3 |
-0.3 |
-0.4 |
| Employment rate |
63.9 |
0.0 |
+0.4 |
| Labour force participation rate |
68.2 |
-0.2 |
+0.2 |
| |
(000) |
(Percent) |
| Unemployed |
150 |
-4.2 |
-3.7 |
| Employed |
2,221 |
+0.1 |
+1.6 |
| Not in the labour force |
1,107 |
+1.0 |
+0.4 |
|
Geoff Bascand
Government Statistician
|
9 February 2012
ISSN 1178-0487
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