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
02 Feb 2021
4 Q 2020
0.6%
0.0%
-0.7%
03 Nov 2020
3 Q 2020
-0.8%
0.2%
-0.3%
04 Aug 2020
2 Q 2020
-0.4%
0.3%
1.0%
05 May 2020
1 Q 2020
0.7%
0.3%
0.1%
04 Feb 2020
4 Q 2019
0.0%
1.0%
0.2%
05 Nov 2019
3 Q 2019
0.2%
0.3%
0.6%
05 Aug 2019
2 Q 2019
0.8%
0.0%
-0.1%
30 Apr 2019
1 Q 2019
-0.2%
1.0%
0.1%
06 Feb 2019
4 Q 2018
0.1%
0.5%
1.0%
06 Nov 2018
3 Q 2018
1.1%
0.6%
0.6%
31 Jul 2018
2 Q 2018
0.5%
—
0.6%
01 May 2018
1 Q 2018
0.6%
—
0.4%
06 Feb 2018
4 Q 2017
0.5%
—
2.2%
31 Oct 2017
3 Q 2017
2.2%
—
-0.1%
01 Aug 2017
2 Q 2017
-0.2%
—
1.1%
02 May 2017
1 Q 2017
1.2%
—
0.7%
31 Jan 2017
4 Q 2016
0.8%
—
1.3%
01 Nov 2016
3 Q 2016
1.4%
—
2.4%
16 Aug 2016
2 Q 2016
2.4%
—
1.4%
03 May 2016
1 Q 2016
1.2%
—
1.0%