Regions of employment for principal skilled migrants in New Zealand

Year ended June 2017, number of people on a residence visa

The following information applies to all values in the table. Year ended June: 2017, New Zealand Residence Category: Skilled Migrant Category, Applicant type: Principal
Region of employment	Number of principal skilled migrants
Auckland	4,861
Canterbury	1,738
Wellington	1,115
Waikato	586
Bay of Plenty	516
Otago	395
Northland	211
Manawatū-Whanganui	193
Southland	163
Hawke's Bay	158
Taranaki	121
Nelson	91
West Coast	63
Marlborough	57
Gisborne	26

Notes

These figures only include principal applicants with employment or offer of employment and region of employment specified.

Data provided by

Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment

Dataset name

Migration Trends and Outlook: Residents 2016/17

Webpage:

https://www.mbie.govt.nz/immigration-and-tourism/immigration/migration-research-and-evaluation/migration-trends-report

How to find the data

At URL provided, select 'Residents' from the box at the right-hand side of the page.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Migration Trends and Outlook: Residents 2016/17

From the dataset Migration Trends and Outlook: Residents 2016/17, this data was extracted:

Sheet: 30
Range: B5:I20
Provided: 128 data points

This data forms the table Migration - Region of skilled employment for Skilled Migrant Category principal applicants 2010–2017.

Dataset originally released on:

March 29, 2018

About this dataset

This annual report is the 17th in a series that examines trends in temporary and permanent migration to and from New Zealand. The report updates trends to 2016/17 and compares recent immigration patterns with patterns identified in previous years.

Regions of employment for principal skilled migrants in New Zealand

Year ended June 2017, number of people on a residence visa

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