CONTENTS

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
• INTRODUCTION
  • Purpose of the reports
  • Why choose youth?
  • Jobs for Youth – OECD New Zealand Report 2008
  • Definition of youth
  • Role of the Labour Market Knowledge Managers
  • How to contact our Labour Market Knowledge Managers
  • Understanding the youth labour market in Waikato Region
• BOUNDARIES: WAIKATO REGION
• REGIONAL POPULATION COMPOSITION
  • Waikato Region’s population
  • Migration
• EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
  • School-based qualifications
  • Study and labour force status
  • Highest qualifications
• LABOUR MARKET OUTCOMES
  • Labour force participation
  • Employment
  • Unemployment
  • Earnings
• GLOSSARY OF TERMS
• DATA DICTIONARY.
• APPENDIX 1: TOTAL POPULATION STATISTICS
• APPENDIX 2: REGIONAL LABOUR MARKET KNOWLEDGE MANAGERS CONTACT DETAILS