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AI & jobs · Regional Council in New Zealand

West Coast

Regional Council NZ-WTC Largest city: Greymouth
35%
of jobs here are estimated to be exposed to generative AI, below the national 36% (−1.9 pts).
MODEL14th of 24 regions6,467 exposed workers

Key numbers

PopulationWIKIDATA
34.7K
as of 2025
Share of national populationWIKIDATA
0.7%
16th largest of 24
People in workMODEL
18.7K
national total × population share
Highest-exposure jobsMODEL
6.5%
national 7.0%
Area
22.4K km²
2 people per km²
Settlement patternMODEL
Rural
49% live in major cities
Largest city
Greymouth
10.1K (metro)
Mapped towns & cities
3
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.

West Coast New Zealand
Retail & wholesale 13.1%
Health & care 12.9%
Construction 10.7%
Education 10.2%
Agriculture 9.7%
Manufacturing 9.0%
Business services 9.0%
Other services 5.3%
Hospitality 4.9%
Public admin 4.8%
Transport & logistics 4.5%
ICT & software 2.5%
Finance 1.9%
Utilities 1.2%
Mining 0.3%

Exposed workers by sector

MODEL
Health & care 1,067 Education 917 Retail & wholesale 903 Business services 767 Public admin 459 Manufacturing 427 Construction 379 Other services 330

Ranking in New Zealand

MODEL

By modelled AI exposure, out of 24 regions.

11Taranaki 35% 12Southland 35% 13Waikato 35% 14West Coast 35% 15Northland 34% 16Chatham Islands 34% 17Auckland Islands 31%
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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