New Zealand currently reports a unemployment rate of 3.3%, a decrease of 0.5% (-13.9%) from 2021.
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215
Date range: 1991 to 2022
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What is New Zealand's Unemployment rate?
As of 2022 New Zealand's Unemployment rate was 3.3.
How does New Zealand's Unemployment rate compare to other regions?
New Zealand's Unemployment rate was ranked 34th in 2022
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New Zealand Unemployment rate between 1991 and 2022
Period | Unemployment rate | Change |
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2022 | 3.3% | 0.5% |
2021 | 3.8% | 0.8% |
2020 | 4.6% | 0.5% |
2019 | 4.1% | 0.2% |
2018 | 4.3% | 0.4% |
2017 | 4.7% | 0.4% |
2016 | 5.2% | 0.3% |
2015 | 5.4% | 0% |
2014 | 5.4% | 0.4% |
2013 | 5.8% | 1.1% |
2012 | 6.9% | 0.4% |
2011 | 6.5% | 0.1% |
2010 | 6.6% | 0.4% |
2009 | 6.1% | 2% |
2008 | 4.2% | 0.5% |
2007 | 3.7% | 0.2% |
2006 | 3.9% | 0.1% |
2005 | 3.8% | 0.2% |
2004 | 4% | 0.7% |
2003 | 4.8% | 0.5% |
2002 | 5.3% | 0.2% |
2001 | 5.4% | 0.7% |
2000 | 6.1% | 0.9% |
1999 | 7% | 0.7% |
1998 | 7.7% | 0.9% |
1997 | 6.9% | 0.6% |
1996 | 6.3% | 0.2% |
1995 | 6.5% | 1.9% |
1994 | 8.4% | 1.5% |
1993 | 9.8% | 0.9% |
1992 | 10.7% | 0.1% |
1991 | 10.6% |
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