In 2021, the employment rate of residents of Māori descent in New Zealand was 63.5 percent. In 2020, around 62.3 percent of the working age population of Māori descent in New Zealand were employed, indicating a slight increase over the year.
Employment rate of the residents of Māori descent in New Zealand from 2010 to 2021
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Employment rate of the residents of Māori descent in New Zealand from 2010 to 2021
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The employment rate is the proportion of the working-age population who are employed. The ‘working-age population’ is the usually resident, non-institutionalized, civilian population of New Zealand aged 15 and over.
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Statistics New Zealand. (August 3, 2022). Employment rate of the residents of Māori descent in New Zealand from 2010 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 12, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/730794/new-zealand-m%25C4%2581ori-descent-population-employment/
Statistics New Zealand. "Employment rate of the residents of Māori descent in New Zealand from 2010 to 2021." Chart. August 3, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730794/new-zealand-m%25C4%2581ori-descent-population-employment/
Statistics New Zealand. (2022). Employment rate of the residents of Māori descent in New Zealand from 2010 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 12, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730794/new-zealand-m%25C4%2581ori-descent-population-employment/
Statistics New Zealand. "Employment Rate of The Residents of Māori Descent in New Zealand from 2010 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730794/new-zealand-m%25C4%2581ori-descent-population-employment/
Statistics New Zealand, Employment rate of the residents of Māori descent in New Zealand from 2010 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730794/new-zealand-m%25C4%2581ori-descent-population-employment/ (last visited May 12, 2025)
Employment rate of the residents of Māori descent in New Zealand from 2010 to 2021 [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, August 3, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/730794/new-zealand-m%25C4%2581ori-descent-population-employment/
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