Appendix 1: Terms and definitions - Ngā Kupu me ngā Tautuhinga

Construction

The Construction sector includes above-ground commercial and residential building and civil construction such as hospitals, schools, prisons, parks, libraries, and community buildings. It covers a wide range of businesses and occupations across the sector

DWC

Development West Coast

Employment

Seasonally adjusted, number of people in employment in the working-age population.

Full-time

30 hours per week or more.

Infrastructure

Here this refers to our economic infrastructure – our energy, telecommunications, transport, waste and water infrastructure. See p.20 of the New Zealand Infrastructure Strategy.

Labour force participation rate

Seasonally adjusted, total labour force/working age (15+years) population.

MSD

Ministry of Social Development

NEET

People aged 15-24 years not in employment, education, or training (includes those caring for children or others).

Skilled occupation rate

Number of people employed in a skilled occupation (ANZSCO level 1-3)/ total number of employed people. These estimates are prepared using 2013 Census data and are not comparable to previously published estimates.

TPK

Te Puni Kōkiri - Ministry of Māori Development

Underemployed

People working part-time (someone who works fewer than 30 hours per week), who would like to work more hours, and are available to do so.

Underutilisation

Includes people who:

• do not have a job, but are available to work and are actively seeking employment – unemployed

• are employed part-time (fewer than 30 hours a week) and who both want and are available to increase the number of hours they work – underemployed

• want a job and are available to work, but are not currently looking for a job – available potential jobseeker

• aree unavailable to start work but are looking for a job as they will be able to start work within the next month – unavailable jobseeker.

Unemployment

Some who has no paid job, is working age, is available for work, and has looked for work in the past 4 weeks or has a new job to start within the next 4 weeks.