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More skilled jobs in New Zealand

by Ray Clancy on May 29, 2013

More skilled jobs in New Zealand

More skilled jobs in New Zealand

People moving to work in New Zealand stand a good chance of having a skilled job as new research shows that about half of all workers in the country have employment that can be categorised into the two most highly skilled groups. The finding comes from a new analysis of Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) data that is categorised into five job skill levels, ranging from highly skilled to lower skilled.

Over a third of New Zealand workers hold highly skilled jobs, the highest of the five categories, and full time work is much more likely to be skilled than part time work. The jobs done by employed teenagers move from lower skilled to highly skilled as they become young adults. The research also shows that skill levels differ significantly by ethnic group, almost half of European and Asian people work in the top skill levels while over half of Maori and Pacific peoples work in lower skill levels. [click to continue…]

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