Unemployment
Sex differences
Young women currently have a slightly higher rate of unemployment than young men, though the pattern has varied over the last two decades.
In 2007, the unemployment rate for young women aged 15 to 24 was 9.8 percent, compared with 9.6 percent for young men aged 15 to 24.
| 1986 (%) |
1991 (%) |
1996 (%) |
2001 (%) |
2006 (%) |
2007 (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 7.8 | 20.6 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 9.2 | 9.6 |
| Female | 8.0 | 16.8 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| Total | 7.9 | 18.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Household Labour Force Survey, December year end average.
