The aims of the underutilisation work programme are to better understand the social, economic, demographic and work-related characteristics of underutilised workers in New Zealand and the barriers these workers face, as well as to expand our knowledge of the scale and prevalence of labour underutilisation.
The Pacific Peoples labour market trends report provides information on national employment by industry, occupation, and regional employment for Pacific Peoples.
This page provides statistical and report-based information about Māori in the labour market and in business.
This page provides the Quarterly Canterbury Job Matching Report and Skills Shortage list for the Canterbury rebuild and wider recovery. We are no longer producing the Quarterly Canterbury Job Matching Report.
This report presents our employment projections by industries, broad occupation and skill groups to 2028.
A one-off report that outlines a model for considering the impacts of COVID-19 on labour supply and demand in regions and industries in NZ during 2021. The model describes plausible potential estimates of employment, unemployment and labour market participation, based on three different COVID-related scenarios.
Labour market reports that are no longer being updated
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This section explains that the NZ Relay Service has had instances of being misused. This helps us ask questions to understand how we can deliver an inclusive service, while making sure everyone is safe, and misuse is limited.
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