New Zealand Employment Change q/q shows the change in the number of citizens officially employed in New Zealand resident companies in the given quarter compared to the previous one. Employment growth is a sign of a stronger labor market and can be seen as positive for the New Zealand dollar quotes.
New Zealand Employment Change q/q
Last release
03 Feb 2026 21:45 GMT
Actual
0.5%
Forecast
-0.5%
Previous
0.0%
Next release
05 May 2026 22:45 GMT
Actual
Coming in 8 days
Forecast
0.4%
Previous
0.5%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
03 Feb 2026
4 Q 2025
0.5%
-0.5%
0.0%
04 Nov 2025
3 Q 2025
0.0%
0.2%
-0.2%
05 Aug 2025
2 Q 2025
-0.1%
-0.5%
0.1%
06 May 2025
1 Q 2025
0.1%
-0.6%
-0.2%
04 Feb 2025
4 Q 2024
-0.1%
0.4%
-0.6%
05 Nov 2024
3 Q 2024
-0.5%
0.4%
0.2%
06 Aug 2024
2 Q 2024
0.4%
0.4%
-0.3%
30 Apr 2024
1 Q 2024
-0.2%
0.4%
0.4%
06 Feb 2024
4 Q 2023
0.4%
0.4%
-0.1%
31 Oct 2023
3 Q 2023
-0.2%
0.6%
1.0%
01 Aug 2023
2 Q 2023
1.0%
0.7%
1.1%
02 May 2023
1 Q 2023
0.8%
0.6%
0.5%
31 Jan 2023
4 Q 2022
0.2%
0.7%
1.3%
01 Nov 2022
3 Q 2022
1.3%
0.6%
0.0%
02 Aug 2022
2 Q 2022
0.0%
0.8%
0.0%
03 May 2022
1 Q 2022
0.1%
0.9%
0.0%
01 Feb 2022
4 Q 2021
0.1%
0.9%
1.9%
02 Nov 2021
3 Q 2021
2.0%
0.2%
1.0%
03 Aug 2021
2 Q 2021
1.0%
0.0%
0.6%
04 May 2021
1 Q 2021
0.6%
-0.2%
0.6%