Tuesday, 5 October 1999, 10:03 am Press Release: Unknown
Auckland City Council - City Scene
A panel of different
interest groups will present current and future employment
issues to political party representatives at an employment
forum in Auckland.
While Auckland City's population and
labour force are growing quickly, there are concerns that
new job creation is not keeping up with the high rate of
labour force growth.
As a result, the unemployment rate
in Auckland City is growing above the regional and national
average. Auckland City's unemployed also have a unique
ethnic make-up with a high proportion of European and Asian,
a reasonably high proportion of Pacific Island peoples, and
compared to national figures, a relatively low level of
Maori. In addition, there are a large number of Asian
immigrants with tertiary degrees and professional
qualifications registered as unemployed.
Invitations will
be sent to a wide range of groups about the forum, and the
public is welcome to attend. The forum will be held at the
Pioneer Women's Facility, corner High Street and Freyberg
Place at 3.45pm, Wednesday 20 October.
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