Work & Labour in New Zealand 174 indicators covering work & labour for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank 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% 91st 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 Labor share of gdp 54.2 2020 up 5.9% 52nd Labor force with advanced education, female 81.0% 2020 up 14.9% 19th Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 66.8% 2025 up 2.7% 33rd Unemployment with advanced education, female 3.2% 2020 down 29.7% 86th Growth rate of real gdp per employed person 0.18 2024 up 260.0% 147th Level of national compliance with labor rights 1.1 2023 down 14.1% 119th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 54.1% 2025 up 2.3% 18th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 54.4% 2025 down 0.8% 24th Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 53.9% 2025 up 5.9% 15th Annual working hours per worker 1,708 2023 down 1.4% 91st Annual working hours per worker vs gdp per capita long run 1,708 2023 down 1.4% 91st Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th 8.6% 2025 down 23.2% 88th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS 4.8% 2024 down 12.3% 90th Annual working hours vs gdp per capita pwt 1,708 2023 down 1.4% 91st Labour indicators levels - Regions — Population 3.23 million Persons 2025 down 11.2% 40th Own-account workers, total 11.3% 2016 down 0.5% 144th Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.1 score 2024 down 14.1% 111th Manufacturing share of total employment 8.59 2023 down 23.6% 94th Female employment vs public spending on family benefits oecd 2.52 2022 down 22.7% 15th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment 2.79 million Persons 2021 up 27.8% 34th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Unemployment 109,700 Persons 2021 down 21.8% 36th Labour indicators levels - Regions — Labour force 2.90 million Persons 2021 up 24.8% 35th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Employment to population ratio -9.3 Percentage points 2021 up 19.8% 22nd Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Employment to -9.3 Percentage points 2021 up 19.8% 22nd Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate -9.5 Percentage points 2021 up 22.1% 19th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Labour force -9.5 Percentage points 2021 up 22.1% 19th Labour indicators rates - Regions — Long-term unemployment rate 0.2 Percentage points 2021 down 33.3% 15th Labour statistics - Regions (for 'Developer API') — Long-term 0.2 Percentage points 2021 down 33.3% 15th Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Population 1.46 million Persons 2025 down 14.6% 32nd Ageing healthcare workforce - Regions — Active physicians 3.4 Per 1 000 inhabitants 2019 up 37.7% 32nd Annual working hours per person employed 1,752 2016 down 2.4% 16th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 98.7% 2024 down 1.0% 17th Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 95.7% 2024 down 3.5% 19th Capital intensity vs labor productivity 131 2015 up 15.9% 18th [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash 100.0% 2023 up 122.7% 1st Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 11 2024 down 38.9% 63rd Detected victims of human trafficking for forced labour, servitude 0.21 per 100,000 people 2024 down 46.2% 49th Labour indicators by urban-rural territorial typology — Labour force 1.20 million Persons 2016 up 13.1% 14th National strategy for youth employment 3 2024 unchanged 1st Share artificial intelligence job postings 0.8122 2025 up 390.3% 21st Number of individuals employed in tourism related industries per 1000 61.38 2023 down 6.0% 13th Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 19th ICLS 4.8% 2024 down 12.3% 37th Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 19th 8.6% 2025 down 23.2% 39th Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for 3 score 2025 unchanged 1st Gender wage gap oecd 6.1 2014 down 24.7% 25th ← Previous Page 3 of 3