Learn about the methodology we use to identify and define a workforce
Some sectors in the trades are succeeding in attracting women into their workforce, while others are struggling
Investigate how trades workers are moving within, and out of New Zealand
Explore how underutilisation rates compare across age groups, gender, and regions within New Zealand
Only 12% of apprentices start training the year after finishing secondary school.
See how workers taken from IRD records relate to income thresholds
Investigate the overlap between IRD and census defined workforces
Track the proportion of workers in trade sectors over time
Track the normalised percentage of women in trades over time
Find out how cumulative incomes compare between tertiary training pathways
Investigate how incomes compare between tertiary training pathways
See the ethnicity breakdown of trades workers over time
Explore our dashboard displaying the breakdown of businesses in trade sectors by size and region
Track the gender ratio of recently trained trades workers
See how income stacks up over time for the school leavers with different NCEA level 2 results
See how income outcomes compare for students with different NCEA level 2 results
See how new entrants differ based on the income band of their first few months working
See the number of new persons entering a sector each year
See how the distribution of employees in trade sectors has shifted over time
See the distribution of employees in trades industries by business size
Explore a map of New Zealand displaying the count of businesses and employees
Track how business maturity has changed over time for businesses in trade industries
See the breakdown of businesses in trade industries by their maturity
See how businesses have grown in trade industries by business size
See the make up of businesses in the trades industries based on business size
Compare the income breakdown of completion duration by age
Compare the income outcomes of apprentices by how long it takes them to complete their apprenticeship
Investigate how the pre-apprenticeship time with employer has changed over time
Compare the pre-apprenticeship time with employer between different trade industries
See how long apprentices are employed prior to starting their apprenticeship
Track the employment of SIT and OP graduates in the construction sector
Investigate how many school leavers go on to be employed in construction and infrastructure
Track how flows of workers changes for a region over time
Compare the flows of trade workers between regions
Investigate distribution of experience across regions in the trades workforce
See the inflows and outflows of trade workers in regional councils
Investigate the experience distribution of trades workforces
See how experience of trades workforces has changed over time
See how regional migration of trades workers compares by age
See how regional migration compares between employed and self-employed trades workers
Find out which talent pools trade industries are sourcing their new entrants from
See the movement of trade workers between regions in New Zealand
Explore the breakdown of where new entrants are arriving from each year
Explore the distribution of experience in trade workforces
Find out what percentage of employees in different sized firms were recently in training
Find out how workers are distributed among firms of different sizes
Explore our dashboard displaying the breakdown of training engagement by employee gender
Explore our dashboard displaying the breakdown of training engagement by region
Explore our dashboard displaying the breakdown of training engagement by firm size