New Zealand — Unemployment rate
percent · Annual · 1891–2031 · 89 observations
About this series
The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.
The latest unemployment rate reading for New Zealand was 5.25% in 2025. The previous reading was 4.78% in 2024; the period change was +0.47 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 4.39%.
Get the full series
- Annual data, 1891–2031
- Quarterly data, 1960–2027
- Monthly data, 1987–2026
- All 7 sources, downloadable
Latest observations
2014–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 4.41 % |
| 2030 | 4.42 % |
| 2029 | 4.43 % |
| 2028 | 4.6 % |
| 2027 | 4.99 % |
13 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2026 | 5.41 % |
| 2025 | 5.25 % |
| 2024 | 4.78 % |
| 2023 | 3.8 % |
| 2022 | 3.33 % |
| 2021 | 3.78 % |
| 2020 | 4.6 % |
| 2019 | 4.13 % |
| 2018 | 4.32 % |
| 2017 | 4.75 % |
| 2016 | 5.18 % |
| 2015 | 5.43 % |
| 2014 | 5.43 % |