Employment in New Zealand increased by 0.50 in December of 2025. Employment Change in New Zealand averaged 0.37 percent from 1986 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 2.60 percent in the second quarter of 2016 and a record low of -1.80 percent in the first quarter of 2009. source: Statistics New Zealand

Employment Change in New Zealand is expected to be 0.30 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the New Zealand Employment Change is projected to trend around 0.10 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-11-04 09:45 PM
Employment Change QoQ
Q3 0% -0.2% 0.1% 0.1%
2026-02-03 09:45 PM
Employment Change QoQ
Q4 0.5% 0% 0.3% 0.2%
2026-05-05 10:45 PM
Employment Change QoQ
Q1 0.5% 0.3%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 2886.00 2872.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Change 0.50 0.00 percent Dec 2025
Employment Rate 66.70 66.60 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 2299.00 2293.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Participation Rate 70.50 70.30 percent Dec 2025
Labour Costs Index 1434.00 1427.00 points Sep 2025
Part Time Employment 586.00 581.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Population 5.34 5.31 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 1376.00 1385.00 points Dec 2024
Unemployed Persons 165.00 161.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 5.40 5.30 percent Dec 2025
Wages 44.08 43.68 NZD/Hour Dec 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 40.54 40.65 NZD/Hour Dec 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 13.20 13.70 percent Dec 2025


New Zealand Employment Change
In New Zealand, Employment Change measures the quarter-on-quarter change in the number of employed people.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.50 0.00 2.60 -1.80 1986 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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