Employment rate (%)

The proportion of the population aged 15–64 years who are in paid employment for at least one hour per week.

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Region		Population 15–64 years in paid employment (%)
Region		1986	1991	1996	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
1	Northland	66.1	60.5	63.1	64.9	64.7	66.9	68.3	70.9	73.2	74.3	70.5
2	Auckland	74.6	65.6	72.4	69.9	69.9	70.0	70.9	71.1	71.9	71.8	71.8
3	Waikato	69.9	65.6	69.2	71.0	74.3	74.7	75.8	75.8	75.7	77.1	76.7
4	Bay of Plenty	70.0	62.4	66.3	67.8	70.3	70.5	75.3	75.4	76.2	76.8	74.5
5	Gisborne	70.6	59.9	67.5	69.5	71.8	71.9	71.4	73.5	75.0	76.0	74.4
6	Hawke's Bay	70.6	59.9	67.5	69.5	71.8	71.9	71.4	73.5	75.0	76.0	74.4
7	Taranaki	70.9	63.0	67.6	72.4	75.6	75.8	73.5	76.0	77.1	77.6	76.6
8	Manawatu-Whanganui	70.7	62.1	66.4	68.4	70.2	70.2	70.4	73.1	73.3	71.7	73.2
9	Wellington	76.0	68.9	72.8	75.1	74.2	73.4	73.0	74.4	75.3	77.3	76.7
10	Tasman	70.6	68.7	72.5	75.7	76.2	75.9	76.5	77.9	77.9	77.9	77.3
11	Nelson
12	Marlborough
13	West Coast
14	Canterbury	72.0	66.2	72.6	74.8	75.5	75.9	77.6	79.0	78.7	78.0	77.3
15	Otago	70.3	64.9	69.6	71.7	71.8	70.9	72.6	74.5	75.7	75.9	75.8
16	Southland	69.5	67.8	71.9	75.9	74.6	75.5	77.6	79.7	79.9	81.5	80.8

Region	15 - 24	25 - 44	45 - 64	65+	Male	Female	Total
Region	15 - 24	25 - 44	45 - 64	65+	15-64	15-64	15-64
Northland	55.0	76.3	71.8	13.2	74.9	66.0	70.5
Auckland	51.6	79.5	75.7	18.6	78.5	65.3	71.8
Waikato	59.9	80.2	82.9	15.4	82.4	70.9	76.7
Bay of Plenty	54.9	78.9	80.1	11.8	81.4	67.8	74.5
Gisborne	52.9	78.5	81.1	14.1	79.6	69.7	74.4
Hawke's Bay	52.9	78.5	81.1	14.1	79.6	69.7	74.4
Taranaki	57.9	82.0	79.7	15.7	85.9	67.3	76.6
Manawatu-Whanganui	58.1	76.7	78.4	14.1	80.0	66.9	73.2
Wellington	55.2	83.7	80.6	16.0	82.0	71.8	76.7
Tasman	67.2	80.3	78.8	14.2	83.1	71.7	77.3
Nelson
Marlborough
West Coast
Canterbury	60.4	82.6	81.4	13.8	82.8	71.9	77.3
Otago	58.4	82.7	80.8	11.9	82.0	70.0	75.8
Southland	65.0	85.9	83.4	17.4	87.3	73.8	80.8