This release focuses on labour market dynamics for New Zealand.
- The number of seasonally adjusted filled jobs decreased 1.5 percent, to 1,811,937, from the March 2008 year.
- Seasonally adjusted average quarterly earnings decreased 2.8 percent from the December 2008 quarter.
- The annual average worker turnover rate was 16.1 percent.
| Measure |
Mar 2009 quarter |
Change from previous quarter
(Dec 2008) |
Change from previous year
(Mar 2008) |
| Filled jobs |
1,788,200 |
-3.4% |
-1.6% |
| Filled jobs – seasonally adjusted |
1,811,937 |
-1.0% |
-1.5% |
| Average quarterly earnings |
$11,510 |
-8.7% |
+1.5% |
| Average quarterly earnings – seasonally adjusted |
$11,726 |
-2.8% |
+1.6% |
For more information on linked employer-employee data (LEED), see the Guide to Interpreting LEED Data. Additional data and breakdowns are available on Infoshare and Table Builder on the Statistics New Zealand website.
| Geoff Bascand |
24 May 2010 |
| Government Statistician |
ISSN 1178-0533 |