New Zealand - Labor Force





New Zealand: Labor Force

Mnemonic LBF.INZL
Unit Ths. #, SA
Adjustments Seasonally Adjusted
Quarterly 0.49 %
Data 2023 Q4 3,061
2023 Q3 3,046

Series Information

Source Statistics New Zealand
Release Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS)
Frequency Quarterly
Start Date 3/31/1986
End Date 12/31/2023

New Zealand: Labor

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Labor Force 2023 Q4 3,061 3,046 Ths. #, SA Quarterly
Labor Force Employment 2023 Q4 2,939 2,927 Ths. #, SA Quarterly
Tertiary Industries Employment 2023 1,446,400 1,388,000 # Annual
Total Employment 2023 2,462,000 2,391,000 # Annual
Unemployment 2023 Q4 122 119 Ths. #, SA Quarterly
Unemployment Rate 2023 Q4 4 3.9 %, SA Quarterly
Wage & Salaries 2023 Q4 3,072,269,390 3,047,480,280 NZD, SA Quarterly
Agriculture Employment 2017 176,765 169,705 # Annual

Release Information

For New Zealand, survey-based labor status (labor force, employment, unemployment rate, etc.), employment by industry, and hours worked; for the country, regional councils and districts; annual.

  • Measurement: Percentage (%)
  • Adjustment: Not applicable
  • Native frequency: Annual
  • Start date: As early as 2006
  • Geo coverage:
    • Country (1)
    • Regional council (15)
    • Territorial authority (40)
  • Do all concept-geo pairs exist: No

The unemployment rate is the figure given when amount of unemployed people are divided by the labour force, this is expressed as a percentage.

These are annual average figures. Data may be suppressed for some regions for some of the reported years. Results are subject to large sample errors, especially in the smaller regions.

Moody's Analytics supplements

We produce seasonally adjusted versions of the LFS quartet at the regional council geo level.

Yes.

HLFS estimates are benchmarked to the results ("estimated resident population") of the national census, conducted every five years.