In the March 2012 quarter compared with the December 2011 quarter:
- The employment rate rose 0.3 percentage points, to 64.2 percent.
- The number of people employed increased by 9,000.
- The unemployment rate rose 0.3 percentage points, to 6.7 percent.
- The number of people unemployed increased by 9,000.
- The labour force participation rate rose to its second-highest rate ever, 68.8 percent.
All figures are seasonally adjusted.
|
March 2012 quarter |
Quarterly change |
Annual change |
| (000) |
(Percent) |
| Unemployed |
160 |
+6.1 |
+3.1 |
| Employed |
2,230 |
+0.4 |
+0.9 |
| Not in the labour force |
1,086 |
-1.7 |
+0.1 |
| Working-age population |
3,477 |
0.0 |
+0.8 |
|
|
(Percent) |
(Percentage points) |
| Unemployment rate |
6.7 |
+0.3 |
+0.1 |
| Employment rate |
64.2 |
+0.3 |
+0.1 |
| Labour force participation rate |
68.8 |
+0.6 |
+0.2 |
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Geoff Bascand
Government Statistician
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3 May 2012
ISSN 1178-0487
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