Key points
This indicator measures the numbers of people in employment resulting from direct and indirect tourism demand. The ability to measure tourism trends and impacts at a local and regional level assists local government to better plan for tourism infrastructure and services.
- At the national level, an estimated 4.8% of full-time equivalent employees were directly engaged in producing goods and services purchased by tourists in 2011. No known data is available at the regional level for this indicator.
Summary of Tourism Employment for New Zealand
|
|
Employment (FTE persons) engaged in tourism in New Zealand |
Employment (FTE persons) engaged in tourism as a percentage of total employment in New Zealand |
|
Year ended March |
Directly engaged in tourism |
Indirectly engaged in tourism |
Total tourism employment in New Zealand |
Directly engaged in tourism |
Indirectly engaged in tourism |
Total tourism employment in New Zealand |
|
2001 |
85,200 |
73,400 |
158,600 |
5.3% |
4.6% |
9.9% |
|
2002 |
87,600 |
76,400 |
164,000 |
5.3% |
4.6% |
10.0% |
|
2003 |
94,000 |
82,000 |
176,000 |
5.6% |
4.9% |
10.4% |
|
2004 |
90,700 |
81,200 |
171,900 |
5.2% |
4.7% |
9.9% |
|
2005 |
90,100 |
84,200 |
174,300 |
5.0% |
4.7% |
9.7% |
|
2006 |
93,100 |
85,000 |
178,100 |
5.0% |
4.6% |
9.6% |
|
2007 |
92,600 |
88,500 |
181,100 |
4.9% |
4.7% |
9.6% |
|
2008 |
94,200 |
89,000 |
183,200 |
5.0% |
4.7% |
9.6% |
|
2009 |
93,600 |
88,800 |
182,400 |
4.9% |
4.6% |
9.5% |
|
2010 |
91,300 |
87,700 |
179,000 |
4.8% |
4.6% |
9.4% |
|
2011 |
91,900 |
87,900 |
179,800 |
4.8% |
4.6% |
9.3% |
Source: Tourism New Zealand: Tourism Satellite Account
Notes: (1) A change in the data source for employment numbers means that the new series is currently only available from 2001. (2) Employment numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred. (3) FTE is an abbreviation for full-time equivalent. (4) Historical data is subject to retrospective revision upon release of updated annual estimates.
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What we want to achieve
The community outcome we are seeking to achieve by increasing employment in the tourism industry is:
- We have a tourism industry that recognises the region’s cultural and environmental heritage and values, and supports economic growth.