Labour Market Statistics (Income): June 2019 quarter

External data influencers We collected data in this release in the June 2019 quarter (April to June). Changes in income may be influenced by one-off events. Events that could have influenced the June 2019 quarter data include: the rise in the adult minimum wage from $16.50 to $17.70 (effective from 1 April 2019) general annual adjustments to benefits and New Zealand Superannuation rates (effective from 1 April 2019) collective agreements in healthcare occupations, including nurses. Note: Collective pay agreements for primary and secondary teachers were finalised in late June and are not reflected in this quarter’s results. Response Rate As the Labour Market Statistics (Income) content is collected as part of the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS), the same target response rate and target achieved sample rate apply. The target response rate for the HLFS is 90 percent and target achieved sample rate is 76 percent. The response rate for the June 2019 quarter was 83.9 percent and the achieved sample rate was 75.5 percent. See New quality measures for the Household Labour Force Survey for more information on the sample rate and response rates. Sampling errors The table below summarises the main relative sampling errors for the June 2018 and June 2019 quarters, by income source. Relative sampling errors for average and median weekly income for all people aged 15 years and over, June 2018 and June 2019 quarters Income source Sampling error (%) 2018 2019 Average Wages and salaries 1.3 1.3 Self-employment 6.5 6.0 Government transfers 1.0 1.2 All sources collected 1.6 1.5 Median Wages and salaries 1.0 1.7 Self-employment 6.5 4.9 Government transfers 0.9 0.9 All sources collected 1.8 2.1 The sampling error and relative sampling error for the gender pay gap in the June 2019 quarter are 1.4 percent and 14.6 percent, respectively. en-NZ