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New Zealand Unemployment Rate
Last Release
Mar 31, 2025
Actual
5.1
Units In
%
Previous
5.1
Frequency
Quarterly
Next Release
Aug 05, 2025
Time to Release
2 Months 28 Days 22 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
11.2 Sep 1991 | 3.2 Dec 2021 | 5.73 % | 1985-2025 | Statistics New Zealand |
In New Zealand, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
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New Zealand's unemployment rate held steady at 5.1% in the March quarter of 2025, unchanged from the previous quarter and below market expectations of 5.3%. The number of unemployed individuals also remained consistent at 156,000, evenly split between 78,000 men and 78,000 women. The seasonally adjusted labour force participation rate dipped slightly to 70.8 percent, down from 70.9 percent last quarter. Meanwhile, the underutilisation rate edged up to 12.3 percent, compared with 12.1 percent in the prior quarter.
New Zealand Unemployment Rate History
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