Figure 2 Percentage (%) gap in Pacific median hourly earnings from main job compared to European men
(2009–2021)13
35.0%
30.0%
25.0%
20.0%
15.0%
10.0%
5.0%
0.0%
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
Pacific Peoples - Men
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Pacific Peoples - Women
Table 2 Percentage (%) gap in Pacific median hourly earnings from main job compared to European men 2009–2021
Year
Pacific peoples –men
Pacific peoples –women
2009
22.7%
27.3%
2010
19.5%
24.9%
2011
21.7%
29.4%
2012
20.7%
28.8%
2013
22.1%
29.2%
2014
22.8%
29.6%
2015
22.6%
27.5%
2016
22.9%
28.2%
2017
23.1%
27.2%
2018
17.9%
27.6%
2019
19.0%
24.0%
2020
17.5%
19.4%
2021
18.8%
25.1%
Source: Household Labour Force Survey data from Stats NZ.
Note: All percentages are compared to the reference group – Pākehā men – for each year.
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This figure and table as well as others in this report were produced by New Zealand Work Research Institute, Auckland
University of Technology, based on available secondary data.