As of 2020, the health care and social assistance industry employed the highest number of people in New Zealand, with around 253,000 salary or wage earners working in that industry. It was followed closely by the manufacturing industry, employing over 250,000 people.
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Statistics New Zealand. (March 24, 2021). Number of employees across New Zealand as of February 2020, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/975556/new-zealand-employee-count-by-industry/
Statistics New Zealand. "Number of employees across New Zealand as of February 2020, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975556/new-zealand-employee-count-by-industry/
Statistics New Zealand. (2021). Number of employees across New Zealand as of February 2020, by industry (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/975556/new-zealand-employee-count-by-industry/
Statistics New Zealand. "Number of Employees across New Zealand as of February 2020, by Industry (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/975556/new-zealand-employee-count-by-industry/
Statistics New Zealand, Number of employees across New Zealand as of February 2020, by industry (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/975556/new-zealand-employee-count-by-industry/ (last visited July 27, 2024)
Number of employees across New Zealand as of February 2020, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, March 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/975556/new-zealand-employee-count-by-industry/