Employment Statistics for New Zealand June 2007
The following information is supplied by Statistics New Zealand June 2007 Quarterly Survey. This survey clearly indicates that the New Zealand economy is continuing to grow and that unemployment is declining. All the signs are positive for international students seeking to find work in New Zealand.
Seasonally adjusted employment increased by 14,000 to 2,158,000.
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 3.6 percent.
The seasonally adjusted labour force participation rate increased to 68.8 percent.
Seasonally adjusted total actual hours worked per week increased 0.3 percent.
June 2007 quarter Quarterly change Annual change
Unemployment rate 3.6% -0.1 0.0
Unemployed 81,000 -2.9% +1.5%
Employed 2,158,000 +0.7% +1.5%
Not in the labour force 1,015,000 -0.4% +0.9%
Labour force participation rate 68.8% +0.2 +0.1
If you are considering applying for residence or just a work visa in New Zealand, please click on the following link for a Free Immigration Assessment
http://www.sis.org.nz/freeassessment.php