Unemployment rate
This indicator is the official unemployment rate for New Zealand.
The unemployment rate reflects conditions of the labour market and economy overall. It gives a sense of the number of people seeking work.
The data in this indicator is seasonally adjusted.
Related indicators
Employment rate
Underutilisation rate
Latest information releases
Labour market statistics: December 2024 quarter
Labour market statistics provide a picture of the New Zealand labour market, including unemployment and employment rates, demand for labour, and changes in wages and salaries.
Labour market statistics: September 2024 quarter
Labour market statistics provide a picture of the New Zealand labour market, including unemployment and employment rates, demand for labour, and changes in wages and salaries.
Labour market statistics: June 2024 quarter
Labour market statistics provide a picture of the New Zealand labour market, including unemployment and employment rates, demand for labour, and changes in wages and salaries.
Labour market statistics: March 2024 quarter
Labour market statistics provide a picture of the New Zealand labour market, including unemployment and employment rates, demand for labour, and changes in wages and salaries.
More data
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Subject category: Work income and spending
Group: Household labour force survey – HLF
CSV files for download – the latest data from Infoshare and our information releases.
Definitions and metadata
Labour market statistics – DataInfo+ gives general methodology used to produce the labour market statistics information release, and related metadata.
Household Labour Force Survey – DataInfo+ gives general methodology used to produce household labour force statistics, and related metadata.
