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Pie chart depicting percentage of MBIE staff by ethnicity. Pie chart depicting percentage of MBIE staff – Tiers 1-3 by ethnicity. Box graph depicting percentage of MBIE staff by gender. Box graph depicting percentage of MBIE staff – Tiers 1-3 by gender.

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MBIE staff by Ethnicity

Ethnicity	30-Jun-24	Percentage
Asian	1,511	23.5%
European	3,100	48.2%
Māori	525	8.2%
MELAA	210	3.3%
Other Ethnicity	523	8.1%
Pacific Peoples	607	9.4%
Unknown	716	11.1%
Total staff	6,430

Note: Employees are able to identify multiple ethnicities so the percentage total does not add up 100%

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Leadership by Ethnicity: Tiers 1 to 3

Ethnicity	30-Jun-24	Percentage
Asian	1	1.4%
European	52	73.2%
Māori	8	11.3%
MELAA	0	0.0%
Other Ethnicity	2	2.8%
Pacific Peoples	2	2.8%
Unknown	11	15.5%
Total staff	71

Note: Employees are able to identify multiple ethnicities so the percentage total does not add up 100%

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MBIE staff by Gender

Gender	30-Jun-24	Percentage
Another Gender/Unknown	197	3.1%
Female	3,912	60.8%
Male	2,321	36.1%
Total staff	6,430

Text description for infographic – Leadership by gender: Tiers 1 to 3

MBIE leadership by Gender: Tiers 1 to 3

Gender	30-Jun-24	Percentage
Another Gender/Unknown	0	0.0%
Female	35	49.3%
Male	36	50.7%
Total staff	71

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