Despite an increase in the number of people unemployed,Employment reamin at high levels , The Statistics New Zealand announced today.
The unemployment rate has increased over the first two quarters of 2008.by 0.2 percentage points to 3.9 percent or 89,000 unemployed over the June 2008 quarter. The male unemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage points to 3.9 percent, while the female unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 4.0 percent.
Despite this, the number of people employed increased by 26,000 (1.2 percent) over the June 2008 quarter and is the second highest level of employment ever recorded by the Household Labour Force Survey. This follows a fall in employment of 1.3 percent over the March 2008 quarter.
There have been some fluctuations in full-time employment recently, with full-time employment increasing by 17,000 (1.0 percent) over the June 2008 quarter. This was driven by an increase in female full-time employment of 15,000, following a decrease in female full-time employment of 23,000 over the March 2008 quarter. Part-time employment increased by 8,000 (1.6 percent) over the June 2008 quarter.
The working-age population grew by 0.2 percent over the quarter. This moderate growth coupled with the strong growth in the labour force of 1.5 percent resulted in a labour force participation rate increase of 0.9 percentage points, to 68.6 percent. Both the male and female labour force participation rates increased over the June 2008 quarter, to 75.4 percent and 62.1 percent, respectively.
The unemployment rate has increased over the first two quarters of 2008.by 0.2 percentage points to 3.9 percent or 89,000 unemployed over the June 2008 quarter. The male unemployment rate increased by 0.4 percentage points to 3.9 percent, while the female unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 4.0 percent.
Despite this, the number of people employed increased by 26,000 (1.2 percent) over the June 2008 quarter and is the second highest level of employment ever recorded by the Household Labour Force Survey. This follows a fall in employment of 1.3 percent over the March 2008 quarter.
There have been some fluctuations in full-time employment recently, with full-time employment increasing by 17,000 (1.0 percent) over the June 2008 quarter. This was driven by an increase in female full-time employment of 15,000, following a decrease in female full-time employment of 23,000 over the March 2008 quarter. Part-time employment increased by 8,000 (1.6 percent) over the June 2008 quarter.
The working-age population grew by 0.2 percent over the quarter. This moderate growth coupled with the strong growth in the labour force of 1.5 percent resulted in a labour force participation rate increase of 0.9 percentage points, to 68.6 percent. Both the male and female labour force participation rates increased over the June 2008 quarter, to 75.4 percent and 62.1 percent, respectively.
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