Contents

List of tables, diagrams and charts

Executive summary

• Māori labour force participation
• Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET)
• Māori in education
• Māori in employment
• Demographic factors influencing Māori labour market outcomes

Introduction

• Background
• Why focus on Māori labour market outcomes?
• Definition of Māori as used in this report
• Changes in labour market conditions

1. The recession’s impact on Māori: A Summary

• 1.1 Māori unemployment
• 1.1.1 The unemployment rate
• 1.1.2 Unemployment benefit numbers
• 1.1.3 Unemployment by region
• 1.2. Māori labour force participation
• 1.3. The impact on Māori employment
• 1.3.1 Affect on key industries
• 1.4 How have previous recessions affected Māori?
• 1.5 The impact on Māori youth
• 1.5.1 Unemployed youth
• 1.5.2 Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET)
• 1.5.3 Measures to assist youth
• 1.6 Outlook for the labour market

2. The Māori population: labour market implications

• 2.1 Regional distribution
• 2.2 Māori age profile
• 2.3 Population growth
• 2.3.1 Population projections to 2021
• 2.3.1 Māori fertility rates
• 2.4 Māori migration
• 2.4.1 Migration motivations within New Zealand
• 2.4.2 Māori migration to Australia
• 2.5 Discussion

3. Māori in education and training

• 3.1 School leaver qualifications
• 3.2 Participation in tertiary education
• 3.2.1 Participation rates
• 3.2.2 Qualification completions
• 3.2.3 Field of study
• 3.2.4 Wānanga
• 3.3 Industry training
• 3.3.1 Industry training
• 3.3.2 Modern apprenticeships
• 3.4 Discussion

4. Māori Labour Force participation

• 4.1 The Māori labour force participation rate
• 4.1.1 Participation rates by gender
• 4.1.2 Participation rates by age
• 4.2 Discussion

5. Māori in employment

• 5.1 Employment rates
• 5.2 Employment by Industry
• 5.2.1 Changes in employment by industry from 2004–2009
• 5.2.2 Employment by industry, September 2009
• 5.2.3 Changes in employment by industry to 2018
• 5.3 Employment by Occupation
• 5.3.1 Changes in employment by occupation from 2004–2009
• 5.3.2 Employed Māori by occupations, September 2009
• 5.4 Māori in the Knowledge Economy
• 5.5 Employment relationship and income
• 5.5.1 Employment relationship
• 5.5.2 Income
• 5.6 Discussion

6. Unemployment trends and youth who are not in education, employment or training

• 6.1 Unemployment
• 6.1.1 Unemployment benefit numbers
• 6.1.2 Unemployment by gender
• 6.1.3 Unemployment rate by Region
• 6.2 NEET rates
• 6.2.1 NEET by age and gender
• 6.3 Discussion

7. Opportunities and challenges

• 7.1 The outlook for Māori in the labour market
• 7.2 How will the labour market look in 2020 and beyond?

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