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Mount Cargill

Employment status

1,113 people living in Mount Cargill in 2018 were employed, of which 73.9% worked full-time and 26.1% part-time.

Mount Cargill's employment statistics are an important indicator of socio-economic status. The levels of full or part-time employment, unemployment and labour force participation indicate the strength of the local economy and social characteristics of the population. Employment status is linked to a number of factors including Age Structure, which influences the number of people in the workforce; the economic base and employment opportunities available in the area and; the education and skill base of the population (Occupations, Industries, Qualifications).

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Derived from the Census question:

'In the 7 days that ended on Sunday 4 March, which of these did you do?'.

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Employment status
Mount Cargill20182013Change
Employment statusNumber%Dunedin City %Number%Dunedin City %2013 to 2018
Employed1,11395.493.399095.492.5+123
Employed full-time82270.467.175672.867.0+66
Employed part-time29124.926.223422.525.4+57
Total unemployed544.66.7484.67.5+6
Total labour force1,167100.0100.01,038100.0100.0+129
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Labour force status
Mount Cargill20182013Change
Labour force statusNumber%Dunedin City %Number%Dunedin City %2013 to 2018
Total labour force1,16771.964.31,03870.960.1+129
Not in labour force45628.135.735424.235.9+102
Employment status unidentifiable------724.94.0-72
Total population aged 15+1,623100.0100.01,464100.0100.0+159
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Census of Population and Dwellings 2013 and 2018. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Stats NZ data quality rating: High
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Please note that in the 2018 Census, where data are not provided, responses are sourced from administrative datasets, in line with the procedures developed by Statistics New Zealand to supplement the 2018 dataset. Due to this, there is no "Employment status unidentifiable" category in 2018, and users should use caution when comparing to earlier Census years.

Dominant groups

The size of Mount Cargill's labour force in 2018 was 1,167 persons, of which 291 were employed part-time and 822 were full time workers.

Analysis of the employment status (as a percentage of the labour force) in Mount Cargill in 2018 compared to Dunedin City shows that there was a higher proportion in employment, and a lower proportion unemployed. Overall, 95.4% of the labour force was employed, and 4.6% unemployed, compared with 93.3% and 6.7% respectively for Dunedin City.

Analysis of the labour force participation rate of the population in Mount Cargill in 2018 shows that there was a higher proportion in the labour force (71.9%) compared with Dunedin City (64.3%).

Emerging groups

Between 2013 and 2018, the number of people employed in Mount Cargill showed an increase of 123 persons and the number unemployed showed an increase of 6 persons. In the same period, the number of people in the labour force showed an increase of 129 persons, or 12.4%.

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