High labour force participation rate The labour force participation rate measures the proportion of people of working age who are in the labour force, either employed or unemployed. In 2004, more than three-quarters (76.4 percent) of New Zealanders aged 15 to 64 years were in the labour force, compared with an OECD average of 69.9 percent. The participation rates for New Zealand women were the ninth-highest in the OECD (69.3 percent), while New Zealand men had the fifth-equal-highest rate (83.7 percent). |
Labour Force Participation rate (percentage of 15–64 year olds in the labour force), 2004
| |
Rate |
| OECD |
69.9 |
| New Zealand |
76.4 | |