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July, 2020
New Zealand
Current Employment Situation
Covid-19 Restrictions – July 2020
Workforce Statistics – March 2020 Employment Numbers by Industry (in '000s)
Schools Reopened
Non-essential Shops Open
Bars and Restaurants Open
International Travel Allowed
Arrival Free of Quarantine
Total Labor Force
2.8M
Unemployed
116K
4.2%
1%
Since Dec 2019
1.6%
Since March 2019
2.7%
Since Dec 2019
2.7%
Since March 2019
25.9
331.6
265.3
170.6
74.7
26.3
69.3
231.9
113.4
125.8
186.6
0.3
1.2
0.8
1.6
9.2
Forestry/Mining/Utilities
Manufacturing / Construction
Wholesale / Retail Trade
Accomm/Food/Arts/Rec.
Trans/Postal/Warehousing
Information/Comms
Finance/Ins/Real Estate
Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin
Public Admin
Education/Training
Health /Social Care
Q1 2020 Jobs lost since Q4 2019 (in '000s)
~4.8K jobs were added
~1.1K jobs were added
~900 jobs were added
~4.7K jobs were added
~3.1K jobs were added
~2.9K added jobs
Total New Openings in June 39,202
New Open Positions During June
# of new
jobs
Specialist Managers 3,712
Business, Human Resource and Marketing Professionals 2,642
Health Professionals 2,464
Sales Assistants and Salespersons 1,960
Hospitality, Retail and Service Managers 1,865
Engineering, ICT and Science Technicians 1,656
Education Professionals 1,526
ICT Professionals 1,504
Design, Engineering, Science and Transport Professionals 1,366
Legal, Social and W elfare Professionals 1,225
Regions with Most Openings – June 2020
Auckland Region 10,877
Wellington Region 6,373
Canterbury Region 4,364
Waikato Region 3,419
Bay of Plenty Region 2,165
Otago Region 1,978
Manawatu-Wanganui Region 1,850
Northland Region 1,206
Hawke's Bay Region 804
Southland Region 751
Taranaki Region 649
*Regions with Highest Number of Openings
Sources:
https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/labour-market-statistics-march-2020-quarter
http://archive.stats.govt.nz/
https://www.wantedanalytics.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
*Based on FTE
576
619
300
289
219
154
253
31
Managers
Professionals
Technicians/associate/
Trades
Clerical support workers
Sales workers
Machinery ops/Drivers
Labourers
Other
Q1 2020 (000's)
Employed People by Occupation (in 000's)
Wanted Analytics
