Job Vacancies in New Zealand increased to 168.30 index points in the first quarter of 2026 from 138.60 index points in the fourth quarter of 2025. Job Vacancies in New Zealand averaged 143.57 index points from 2007 until 2026, 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	2889.00	2885.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Employment Change	0.20	0.50	percent	Mar 2026
Employment Rate	66.70	66.70	percent	Mar 2026
Full Time Employment	2303.00	2300.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Job Vacancies	168.30	138.60	index points	Mar 2026
Participation Rate	70.40	70.50	percent	Mar 2026
Labour Costs Index	1450.00	1443.00	points	Mar 2026
Minimum Wages	23.95	23.50	NZD/Hour	Apr 2026
Part Time Employment	588.00	585.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
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 2026
Retirement Age Women	65.00	65.00	Years	Dec 2026
Unemployed Persons	163.00	165.00	Thousand	Mar 2026
Unemployment Rate	5.30	5.40	percent	Mar 2026
Labour Costs Index YoY	2.00	2.00	percent	Mar 2026
Wages	44.20	44.08	NZD/Hour	Mar 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	40.66	40.54	NZD/Hour	Mar 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	15.90	13.50	percent	Mar 2026

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.