Labour market statistics count and describe people in New Zealand who are in paid employment, unemployed, and not in the labour force. They also provide information about filled jobs and earnings. We use information from household and business surveys, as well as a combination of administrative data, to produce regular releases. Business employment data (BED) includes detailed quarterly ...
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This indicator is the official employment rate for New Zealand. The employment rate reflects the number of people in New Zealand aged 15 and over who are in employment.
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All industries were up 0.6 percent (14,313 jobs) to 2.4 million seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the January 2024 month compared with the December 2023 month.
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Employment statistics count and describe people in New Zealand with paid jobs. Find information about occupations and industries, income, types of work, work-related injuries, and employment conditions. Unemployment statistics count and describe people who don't have a paid job but could be working. We define an unemployed person as someone who:
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Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for all industries was up 0.4 percent (9,277 jobs) to 2.36 million filled jobs in March 2023 compared with February 2023.
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The change in seasonally adjusted filled jobs for all industries was flat (1,001 jobs) at 2.36 million filled jobs for the September 2024 month compared with the August 2024 month.
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Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the May 2023 month (compared with the April 2023 month) were: all industries – up 0.2 percent (5,461 jobs) to 2.37 million filled jobs.
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The number of seasonally adjusted filled jobs for all industries was up 0.2 percent (4,679 jobs) to 2.37 million filled jobs for the August 2024 month compared with the July 2024 month.
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The number of seasonally adjusted filled jobs for all industries was down 0.1 percent (1,766 jobs) to 2.38 million filled jobs for the June 2024 month compared with the May 2024 month.
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The underutilisation rate was 11.6 percent in the September 2024 quarter. This compares with 11.8 percent in the June 2024 quarter. Underutilisation is a broad measure of untapped labour market capacity that includes unemployed and underemployed people along with the potential labour force. Unemployment lasting longer Annually, the number of unemployed people increased by 24.2 percent to ...
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