Equine, Greyhounds and Racing
Labour Market Dynamics
- Median quarterly earnings for those working in the Horse and Dog Racing Activities industries are well below the national average as shown across ‘All industries’.
- Employment typically peaks over November to December, leading to an increase in total filled jobs as demand for workers climbs over the season. Worker turnover rates (a sign of workforce stability) also rise as seasonal workers come and go.
- Overall, the total number of jobs filled since 2019 in the Horse and Dog Racing Activities industry group has steadily decreased, even when adjusted for seasonal fluctuations.
Industry dataset (economic indicators and labour market dynamics) 
Source: Linked Employer-Employee Data, Stats NZ1
In these charts we provide two benchmarks for reference: 'agriculture, forestry and fishing' which covers all industries involved in growing crops, raising animals, growing and harvesting timber, and harvesting fish and other animals from farms or their natural habitats, and a benchmark for 'all industries' which includes every industry group in New Zealand.
Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED) data is produced by Stats New Zealand quarterly to measure labour market dynamics. There is a lag in data availability of around 14 months due to the time it takes for the data to be completed by employers, to flow through Inland Revenue, and for Stats NZ to undertake relevant transformations and quality checks2. Here, we show the most recent data available at the time of publishing.
LEED data is available at the ANZSIC ‘group’ level, which is a broader level of classification than the ANZSIC class codes used for the workforce estimates. The relevant ANZSIC group here is912 Horse and Dog Racing Activities3 which includes both 9121 Horse and Dog Administration and Track Operation and 9129 Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities. Other Horse and Dog Racing Activities includes race dog and racehorse training and racing kennels and stable operations.
Footnotes
1. Statistics New Zealand, “Guide to Interpreting the LEED Data.”
2. Statistics New Zealand, “A Guide to Interpreting Official Quarterly Statistics Produced from the Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED).,” Statistics New Zealand, July 29, 2009, https://www.stats.govt.nz/methods/guide-to-interpreting-the-leed-data.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, “Horse and Dog Racing Activities - Group 912,” June 26, 2013, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-industrial-classification-anzsic/2006-revision-2-0/detailed-classification/r/91/912.