Published: 5 November 2009

Description

This report presents Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) results for the September 2009 quarter. The HLFS was released by Statistics New Zealand on 5 November 2009.

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Summary

The September 2009 quarter HLFS showed the labour market continued to weaken with the unemployment rate rising and both the participation rate and employment falling. The unemployment rate rose from 6.0% to a 9-year high of 6.5% in the September 2009 quarter. Employment fell by 0.8% in the September 2009 quarter, entirely due to a fall in male employment. This fall was driven by a fall in both full-time (down 0.5%) and part-time workers (down 1.1%).

Labour Market Summary

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Related information

Household Labour Force Survey data from Statistics New Zealand [external link]

Quick facts about the labour market

Future updates

This is a regular report – the next update is due in February 2010. Reports from previous periods can be found in archive

Author or contact details

For further information please contact the Labour Market Analysis team