International Migration Outlook - New Zealand 2007/08

Labour Force Activity
By sex and immigration approval category

Table 16: Labour Force Activity by sex and immigration approval category^[30]

	Labour Force			Not in the labour force	Total	Labour force participation rate	Employment rate	Seeking- work rate
	Employed	Looking for work	Total
	Number					Percent
Males
Skilled PA	7,840	140	7,970	330	8,300	96.0	94.5	1.8
Skilled SA	1,710	120	1,840	740	2,570	71.6	66.5	6.5
Business	680	S	690	400	1,090	63.3	62.4	S
Family partner	2,180	70	2,240	320	2,570	87.2	84.8	3.1
Pacific	720	40	770	110	880	87.5	81.8	5.2
Other(1)	880	90	970	1,140	2,120	45.8	41.5	9.3
Total stated(2)	14,000	490	14,480	3,030	17,510	82.7	80.0	3.4
Females
Skilled PA	3,790	90	3,880	310	4,190	92.6	90.5	2.3
Skilled SA	3,420	270	3,700	2,190	5,890	62.8	58.1	7.3
Business	540	S	560	540	1,090	51.4	49.5	S
Family partner	2,590	170	2,760	1,690	4,450	62.0	58.2	6.2
Pacific	400	40	430	300	730	58.9	54.8	9.3
Other(1)	720	110	830	1,470	2,300	36.1	31.3	13.3
Total stated(2)	11,450	700	12,150	6,500	18,650	65.1	61.4	5.8
Both sexes
Skilled PA	11,630	220	11,850	630	12,490	94.9	93.1	1.9
Skilled SA	5,130	410	5,540	2,930	8,460	65.5	60.6	7.4
Business	1,210	40	1,240	940	2,190	56.6	55.3	3.2
Family partner	4,770	240	5,010	2,010	7,010	71.5	68.0	4.8
Pacific	1,120	70	1,190	410	1,600	74.4	70.0	5.9
Other(1)	1,600	200	1,800	2,610	4,420	40.7	36.2	11.1
Total stated(2)	25,450	1,180	26,640	9,520	36,170	73.7	70.4	4.4

(1) Includes family parent migrants.

(2) Excludes missing responses.

Symbol:

S Suppressed for confidentiality reasons.

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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^[30] Table 6 from LisNZ: 2008 - tables 1-16. See http://www.stats.govt.nz/products-and-services/hot-off-the-press/longitudinal-immigration-survey/longitudinal-immigration-survey-nz-may08-hotp.htm?page=para004Master

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