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Unemployment rate
New Zealand — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.4% (1989) |
| 1991 | 7.4% (March 1990) |
| 1992 | 10.7% (September 1991) |
| 1993 | 10.1% (September 1992) |
| 1994 | 9.1% (September 1993) |
| 1995 | 7.5% (December 1994) |
| 1996 | 6.1% (October 1995) |
| 1997 | 5.9% (December 1996) |
| 1998 | 5.9% (December 1996) |
| 1999 | 7.6% (1998) |
| 2000 | 7% (1999 est.) |
| 2001 | 6.3% (2000 est.) |
| 2002 | 5.5% (2001 est.) |
| 2003 | 5.3% (2002 est.) |
| 2004 | 4.7% (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | 4.2% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 3.7% (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | 3.8% (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | 3.6% (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | 4.2% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 53 3.6% (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | 6.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 63 6.2% (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | 6.5% (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 60 6.2% (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | 6.5% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 70 6.5% (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | 6.9% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 75 6.5% (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | 6.4% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 66 6.9% (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | 5.4% (2014 est.) | 6.2% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 60 |
| 2016 | 5.4% (2015 est.) | 5.4% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 62 |
| 2017 | 5.1% (2016 est.) | 5.4% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 68 |
| 2018 | 4.7% (2017 est.) | 5.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 4.7% (2017 est.) | 5.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 4.13% (2019 est.) | 4.32% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | 4.13% (2019 est.) 4.32% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | 4.13% (2019 est.) 4.32% (2018 est.) |
| 2023 | 4.12% (2021 est.) 4.59% (2020 est.) 4.11% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 3.74% (2023 est.) 3.3% (2022 est.) 3.78% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 4.9% (2024 est.) 3.8% (2023 est.) 3.3% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |