New Zealand Unemployment Rate

Country: New Zealand, NZD
Importance:
Low
Sector: Labor
Last release
Actual
5.3%
Forecast
5.5%
Previous
5.4%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 1 day
Forecast
5.4%
Previous
5.3%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
1 Q 2026
5.3%
5.5%
4 Q 2025
5.4%
5.4%
3 Q 2025
5.3%
5.2%
2 Q 2025
5.2%
5.2%
1 Q 2025
5.1%
5.3%
4 Q 2024
5.1%
5.0%
3 Q 2024
4.8%
4.9%
2 Q 2024
4.6%
4.5%
1 Q 2024
4.3%
4.2%
4 Q 2023
4.0%
4.2%
3 Q 2023
3.9%
3.5%
2 Q 2023
3.6%
3.4%
1 Q 2023
3.4%
3.3%
4 Q 2022
3.4%
3.3%
3 Q 2022
3.3%
2.9%
2 Q 2022
3.3%
4.0%
1 Q 2022
3.2%
3.1%
4 Q 2021
3.2%
3.7%
3 Q 2021
3.4%
3.4%
2 Q 2021
4.0%
4.1%

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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