Vegetables
Labour Market Dynamics
Industry dataset (economic indicators and labour market dynamics) 
Source: Linked Employer-Employee Data, Stats NZ1
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 groups here includes 0121 Mushroom Growing3, 0122 Vegetable Growing (Under Cover)4, and 0123 Vegetable Growing (Outdoors)5.
Median Earnings
Median earnings for the Mushroom and Vegetable Growing industry were consistently lower than that of all industries across New Zealand and across ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ industries, although they show a similar increasing trend.
In the chart, 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.
This is aligned to the definition used by Nicholson Consulting for the Te Matapaeroa 2020 report , which is an analysis of Māori business across New Zealand. The report was commissioned by Te Puni Kokiri, the Ministry of Māori Development.
Quarterly Turnover Rate
The quarterly worker turnover rate for the Mushroom and Vegetable Growing industry reflects the seasonal nature of the industry. Within a year, there are peaks in the worker turnover rate in March and troughs in September. The worker turnover rate for the 2022 March peak was lower than previous years.
In the chart, 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.
Number of Filled Jobs
The number of filled jobs is an indicator of economic activity. The number of filled jobs for the Mushroom and Vegetable Growing industry remained relatively stable allowing for seasonal variation.
Overall, 18% of businesses in industry group are Māori owned in 2021. This is broken down between three industries. Forestry Support Services has the highest percentage of Māori owned businesses (26% - 92 businesses), followed by Logging (25% - 125 businesses) within this grouping. While Forestry has the lowest percentage of Māori owned businesses in the industry group, it has the highest number of businesses overall (13% - 171 businesses). Although the Forestry industry group has the second largest percentage (18%) of overall Māori owned businesses in the sector in 2021, and 32% of the workforce identify as Māori, Māori remain underrepresented at ownership and leadership levels in other parts of the supply chain.
Footnotes
1. 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.
2. Statistics New Zealand.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics, “Mushroom Growing - Class 0121,” June 26, 2013, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-industrial-classification-anzsic/2006-revision-2-0/detailed-classification/a/01/012/0121.
4. Australian Bureau of Statistics, “Vegetable Growing (Under Cover) - Class 0122,” June 26, 2013, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-industrial-classification-anzsic/2006-revision-2-0/detailed-classification/a/01/012/0122.
5. Australian Bureau of Statistics, “Vegetable Growing (Outdoors) - Class 0123,” June 26, 2013, https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/australian-and-new-zealand-standard-industrial-classification-anzsic/2006-revision-2-0/detailed-classification/a/01/012/0123.