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 7 days
Forecast
5.5%
Previous
5.4%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
02 Feb 2021
4 Q 2020
4.9%
4.9%
03 Nov 2020
3 Q 2020
5.3%
3.6%
04 Aug 2020
2 Q 2020
4.0%
3.8%
05 May 2020
1 Q 2020
4.2%
3.7%
04 Feb 2020
4 Q 2019
4.0%
3.8%
05 Nov 2019
3 Q 2019
4.2%
4.0%
05 Aug 2019
2 Q 2019
3.9%
4.1%
30 Apr 2019
1 Q 2019
4.2%
4.4%
06 Feb 2019
4 Q 2018
4.3%
3.7%
06 Nov 2018
3 Q 2018
3.9%
4.2%
31 Jul 2018
2 Q 2018
4.5%
01 May 2018
1 Q 2018
4.4%
06 Feb 2018
4 Q 2017
4.5%
31 Oct 2017
3 Q 2017
4.6%
01 Aug 2017
2 Q 2017
4.8%
02 May 2017
1 Q 2017
4.9%
31 Jan 2017
4 Q 2016
5.2%
01 Nov 2016
3 Q 2016
4.9%
16 Aug 2016
2 Q 2016
5.1%
03 May 2016
1 Q 2016
5.7%

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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