Job Vacancies in New Zealand decreased to 138.60 index points in the fourth quarter of 2025 from 160.30 index points in the third quarter of 2025. Job Vacancies in New Zealand averaged 143.33 index points from 2007 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 313.40 index points in the third quarter of 2022 and a record low of 55.20 index points in the third quarter of 2009. source: MBIE, New Zealand

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
Job Vacancies	138.60	160.30	index points	Dec 2025
Participation Rate	70.50	70.30	percent	Dec 2025
Labour Costs Index	1434.00	1427.00	points	Sep 2025
Minimum Wages	23.95	23.50	NZD/Hour	Apr 2026
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
Retirement Age Men	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons	165.00	161.00	Thousand	Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate	5.40	5.30	percent	Dec 2025
Labour Costs Index YoY	2.00	2.10	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 Job Vacancies

In New Zealand, Job Vacancies measures changes in online job advertisements from four internet job boards – SEEK, Trade Me Jobs, Education Gazette and Kiwi Health Jobs. Job vacancies are an important indicator of labour demand and changes in the economy. The Jobs Online trend series is used as the primary indicator as it reduces the month-to-month volatility. We only publish basic highlights each month and a more detailed report every three months. The relationship between job advertisements and labour demand is complex, particularly when disaggregated at an industry, occupation and regional level.