New Zealand Unemployment Rate

Country: New Zealand, NZD
Importance:
Low
Sector: Labor
Last release
03 Feb 2026 21:45 GMT
Actual
5.4%
Forecast
5.4%
Previous
5.3%
Next release
05 May 2026 22:45 GMT
Actual
Coming in 8 days
Forecast
5.5%
Previous
5.4%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
03 Feb 2026
4 Q 2025
5.4%
5.4%
04 Nov 2025
3 Q 2025
5.3%
5.2%
05 Aug 2025
2 Q 2025
5.2%
5.2%
06 May 2025
1 Q 2025
5.1%
5.3%
04 Feb 2025
4 Q 2024
5.1%
5.0%
05 Nov 2024
3 Q 2024
4.8%
4.9%
06 Aug 2024
2 Q 2024
4.6%
4.5%
30 Apr 2024
1 Q 2024
4.3%
4.2%
06 Feb 2024
4 Q 2023
4.0%
4.2%
31 Oct 2023
3 Q 2023
3.9%
3.5%
01 Aug 2023
2 Q 2023
3.6%
3.4%
02 May 2023
1 Q 2023
3.4%
3.3%
31 Jan 2023
4 Q 2022
3.4%
3.3%
01 Nov 2022
3 Q 2022
3.3%
2.9%
02 Aug 2022
2 Q 2022
3.3%
4.0%
03 May 2022
1 Q 2022
3.2%
3.1%
01 Feb 2022
4 Q 2021
3.2%
3.7%
02 Nov 2021
3 Q 2021
3.4%
3.4%
03 Aug 2021
2 Q 2021
4.0%
4.1%
04 May 2021
1 Q 2021
4.7%
5.6%

Unemployment Rate is a percentage of unemployed citizens in relation to the total labor force. The unemployed include persons of working age, which are currently unemployed and are actively seeking employment.

The indicator growth can have a negative effect on NZD quotes.

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