Māori Employment

• Māori identifying themselves as self-employed (both with and without employees) grew by more than 20 percent between 2001 and 2006, from 17,100 to 20,850. Non-Māori self-employed grew by 8.8 percent during the same period.⁴
• However, the percentage of self-employed Māori and Māori employers has largely remained static between 2001 and 2006, although there has been a slight increase in Māori employers. It should also be noted that the self-employment rates for Māori are approximately half those of most other ethnic groups.⁵

Table 2: Percentage Ethnic Groups by Status in Employment 2001-2006

Table 2: Percentage Ethnic Groups by Status in Employment 2001-2006⁶

Ethnic group (grouped total responses)	2006 Census Employment status				2001 Census Employment status
	Paid employee	Self employed and without employees	Employer	Unpaid family worker	Paid employee	Self employed and without employees	Employer	Unpaid family worker
European	77.1	12.9	7.9	2	75.9	13.4	8.4	2.3
Māori	88.3	6.5	3.3	1.9	88.1	6.5	3.1	2.2
Pacific peoples	93	4.3	1.6	1.2	92.6	4.4	1.6	1.3
Asian	78.8	12	6.5	2.7	74.3	14.3	7.4	3.9
Other	75	13.8	9	2.2	80.1	12	5.9	2
Total	78.4	12.2	7.4	2.1	77.3	12.7	7.7	2.3

Source: MED (2008)

 

⁴ Incomes for Māori Self-Employed, Te Puni Kōkiri Fact sheet, August 2007.
⁵ Ibid.
⁶ MED (2008).

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