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Year	Labourforce unemployed (%)
1896	5.9
1901	2.9
1906	2.4
1911	1.8
1916	1.6
1921	2.6
1926	2.4
1936	8.7
1945	1.1
1951	1.3
1956	1.0
1961	1.0
1966	1.0
1971	1.4
1976	2.1
1981	4.5
1986	7.4
1991	11.6
1996	9.1
2001	7.5
2006	5.1

Source: Statistics New Zealand

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