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AI & jobs · Unitary Authority in New Zealand

Nelson

Unitary Authority NZ-NSN Largest city: Nelson
37%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, above the national 36% (+1.0 pts).
MODEL3rd of 24 regions10.3K exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
51.1K
as of 2020
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
1.0%
14th largest of 24
People in workMODEL
27.6K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
7.3%
national 7.0%
Area
390 km²
131 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Urban
100% live in major cities
Largest city
Nelson
60.8K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
1
Natural Earth places

AI use

The Anthropic Economic Index does not publish usage for this region. Regions below a minimum number of sampled conversations are left out.

Sector mix

MODEL

Estimated share of jobs by sector, against the national mix.

Nelson New Zealand
Business services 14.2%
Retail & wholesale 13.0%
Health & care 12.8%
Construction 10.0%
Education 9.2%
Manufacturing 8.0%
Public admin 5.6%
Other services 5.3%
Hospitality 4.9%
ICT & software 4.8%
Transport & logistics 4.3%
Finance 3.4%
Agriculture 3.1%
Utilities 1.0%
Mining 0.2%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Business services 1,792 Health & care 1,562 Retail & wholesale 1,322 Education 1,222 Public admin 786 ICT & software 587 Manufacturing 560 Finance 525

Ranking in New Zealand

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 24 regions.

1Wellington 38% 2Auckland 38% 3Nelson 37% 4Hawke's Bay 36% 5Bay of Plenty 36% 6Canterbury 36% 7Gisborne 36%
About these estimates. No source publishes AI exposure by region for every country. The model splits New Zealand's real ILO sector employment across regions using population (Wikidata) and density: denser, capital-city regions get more finance, ICT and professional jobs, and rural regions more farming. Totals match national figures. AI usage figures are measured, not modelled. Methodology

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