TRENDS

 

Registered Unemployed Young People (aged 16-24 years)

in receipt of an Unemployment Benefit  ... at June 2004

by Local Government areas

Source — Ministry of Social Development, Mayors Taskforce for Jobs

 

Territorial Local Authority

Totals

Duration of Unemployment

 (as at

March 2001)

(as at

June 2004)

%

Change

Under 26 Weeks

26 - 51 Weeks

52 - 103 Weeks

104 - 207 Weeks

208 + Weeks

Ashburton

74

32

-57%

24

4

4

 

 

Auckland City

3200

1478

-54%

687

311

278

162

40

Buller

107

51

-52%

26

14

7

4

 

Central Hawkes Bay

106

20

-81%

17

1

1

1

 

Central Otago

208

39

-81%

36

2

1

 

 

Christchurch City

3851

1324

-66%

710

272

198

110

34

Clutha

84

51

-39%

40

4

4

3

 

Dunedin City

1351

548

-59%

312

130

71

26

9

Far North

669

431

-36%

124

88

100

82

37

Franklin

297

202

-32%

95

41

41

23

2

Gisborne

702

359

-49%

159

79

75

35

11

Gore

134

121

-10%

96

12

8

5

 

Grey

214

100

-53%

51

25

16

5

3

Hamilton City

2230

1332

-40%

536

282

282

172

60

Hastings

800

179

-78%

131

27

15

3

3

Hauraki

203

102

-50%

50

26

11

12

3

Horowhenua

371

302

-19%

89

71

66

55

21

Hutt City

1161

835

-28%

355

172

166

111

31

Invercargill City

874

712

-19%

408

133

110

41

20

Kaipara

114

75

-34%

23

20

13

14

5

Kapiti Coast

368

203

-45%

104

37

34

21

7

Kawerau

224

182

-19%

63

29

46

31

13

Manawatu

196

115

-41%

39

21

22

15

18

Manukau City

3423

2087

-39%

836

426

462

277

86

Marlborough

168

19

-89%

7

6

4

2

 

Matamata-Piako

189

53

-72%

35

8

5

5

 

Napier City

764

191

-75%

126

33

18

12

2

Nelson City

406

84

-79%

41

23

14

5

1

New Plymouth

912

562

-38%

248

150

102

55

7

North Shore City

1153

440

-62%

256

104

50

26

4

Opotiki

162

95

-41%

33

17

25

15

5

Palmerston North City

1085

528

-51%

271

130

78

36

13

Papakura

541

362

-33%

119

87

101

46

9

Porirua City

842

595

-29%

218

161

118

81

17

Rangitikei

184

106

-42%

62

16

14

10

4

Rodney

381

111

-71%

64

21

13

10

3

Rotorua

902

601

-33%

201

151

145

71

33

Ruapehu

123

67

-46%

24

16

15

9

3

South Taranaki

214

131

-39%

52

26

32

16

5

South Waikato

321

169

-47%

68

35

28

25

13

South Wairarapa/Masterton

390

113

-71%

57

22

22

9

3

Stratford

113

79

-30%

35

19

15

8

2

Tararua

78

115

47%

68

22

17

5

3

Tasman

281

93

-67%

74

12

3

4

 

Taupo

267

54

-80%

32

15

5

2

 

Tauranga

1081

131

-88%

81

30

16

3

1

Thames-Coromandel

199

64

-68%

44

10

4

6

 

Timaru

478

226

-53%

120

40

44

16

6

Upper Hutt City

431

342

-21%

122

66

78

64

12

Waikato

383

244

-36%

90

56

47

36

15

Waimakariri

248

46

-81%

31

7

4

2

2

Waipa

188

55

-71%

44

7

1

2

1

Wairoa

154

64

-58%

35

12

11

5

1

Waitakere City

1713

582

-66%

270

122

114

56

20

Waitaki

165

75

-55%

53

10

10

2

 

Waitomo

127

73

-43%

24

21

17

9

2

Wanganui

679

495

-27%

208

105

106

61

15

Wellington City

1695

1211

-29%

534

303

221

128

25

Western Bay of Plenty

40

10

-75%

7

1

2

 

 

Whakatane

432

315

-27%

89

68

76

58

24

Whakatane District

91

77

-15%

22

16

20

12

7

Whangarei

1012

514

-49%

211

115

101

72

15

GRAND TOTAL

39,553

19,972

-50%

9087

4290

3727

2192

676