Work & Labour in New Zealand

141 indicators covering work & labour for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 12.4% 2025 up 28.4% 109th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 12.8% 2025 up 10.7% 131st
Female labor force participation rate vs. GDP per capita 66.1% 2025 up 5.1% 21st
Female labor force participation rate 66.1% 2025 up 5.1% 21st
Female labor force participation rates by family benefits public spending 66.1% 2025 up 5.1% 21st
Female share of the labor force 47.6% 2025 up 1.0% 49th
Labor force participation rate 70.4% 2025 up 2.9% 27th
Male labor force participation rate 74.7% 2025 up 0.7% 52nd
Labor force participation rate 70.4% 2025 up 2.9% 27th
Productivity: output per hour worked 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 2.5% 31st
Productivity vs. GDP per capita 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 2.5% 31st
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 56.6% 2025 up 11.4% 18th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 56.1% 2025 up 2.3% 29th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 56.3% 2025 up 6.5% 19th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 62.6% 2025 up 5.8% 19th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 71.1% 2025 up 0.8% 51st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 66.8% 2025 up 3.2% 29th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 10.9% 2025 down 9.7% 133rd
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 14.0% 2025 down 12.4% 139th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 12.6% 2025 down 11.4% 138th
Female employment rate 62.6% 2025 up 5.8% 19th
Unemployment rate 5.1% 2025 down 6.3% 96th
Unemployment rate of men vs. women 4.9% 2025 down 1.7% 95th
Female unemployment rate 5.3% 2025 down 10.6% 102nd
Share of male vs. female employment in industry 29.1% 2025 down 10.4% 62nd
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 6.9% 2025 down 14.3% 127th
Share of male vs. female employment in services 64.0% 2025 up 7.6% 43rd
Employment rate, men vs. women 71.1% 2025 up 0.8% 51st
Employment rate 66.8% 2025 up 3.2% 29th
Youth unemployment rate 14.4% 2025 up 3.5% 82nd
Population by labor force status 938,910 people 2025 up 2.4% 126th
Employee compensation as share of government spending 21.5% 2022 down 9.4% 91st
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 0.3% 2020 down 16.2% 143rd
Female labor force by age 97,926 people 2024 up 75.7% 69th
Labor force participation rate by age 65.7% 2024 up 9.4% 15th
Female labor force participation rate by age 65.4% 2024 up 13.3% 13th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 14.0% 2024 down 0.5% 85th
Employment by status 81.4% 2024 up 2.2% 57th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 81.4% 2024 up 2.2% 57th
Unemployment with basic education 6.7% 2020 down 34.7% 61st
Unemployment with basic education, male 6.9% 2020 down 33.8% 54th
Unemployment with intermediate education 4.9% 2020 down 25.4% 82nd
Unemployment with basic education, female 6.6% 2020 down 35.9% 71st
Unemployment with advanced education 3.0% 2020 down 34.1% 90th
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 5.8% 2020 down 27.5% 76th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 12.8% 2024 up 9.6% 78th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 4.2% 2020 down 24.6% 76th
Labor force with basic education, female 53.1% 2020 up 173.2% 23rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 13.2% 2024 down 6.0% 77th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 12.4% 2024 up 31.9% 62nd
Labor force with basic education, male 66.8% 2020 up 222.7% 49th
Labor force with basic education 59.4% 2020 up 197.2% 33rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 62.9% 2025 up 5.4% 26th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 70.8% 2025 up 0.1% 60th
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-a 67.2% 2020 up 42.3% 20th
Labor force with intermediate education, male 78.3% 2020 up 29.7% 38th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age popula 73.0% 2020 up 35.8% 24th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 2.8% 2020 down 38.9% 90th
Labor force with advanced education, male 86.2% 2020 up 25.1% 30th
Labor force with advanced education 83.4% 2020 up 19.6% 20th