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Labour

New Zealand

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Employment by sector
  • Employment in agriculture5.4%
  • Employment in industry19.9%
  • Employment in services74.7%
Source: World Bank WDI
Female labor force participation1990–2025
53.356.760.163.566.919902025
Source: WB Gender
Youth unemployment (15-24)1991–2016
9.6612.114.516.919.419912016
Source: WB Jobs
IndicatorValue
Labour force participation70.4–70.6 %ILOSTAT [2024] 70.55 %·World Bank WDI [2025] 70.35 %
Female labour force participation66.3 %ILOSTAT [2024]
Unemployment5.08 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Youth unemployment14.4 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment-to-population ratio66.8 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in agriculture5.42 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in industry19.9 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Employment in services74.6 %World Bank WDI [2025]
Female labor force participation66.1 %WB Gender [2025]
Informal employmentNot applicable to this country
Youth unemployment (15-24)13.3 %WB Jobs [2016]
Wage and salaried workers82.1 %WB Jobs [2016]

Section metadata

Data year2025
EditionDatabook 2026
Coverage11/12
LicenseCC-BY
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Datasets on this page
  • ILOSTAT
    ilostat
    Edition: 2024
  • World Bank WDI
    world_bank_wdi
    Edition: 2024
  • WB Gender
    world_bank_gender
    Edition: 2026
  • WB Jobs
    world_bank_jobs
    Edition: 2025
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About this data

New Zealand's labour on Databook compiles 11 indicators from 4 open datasets including ILOSTAT, World Bank WDI, WB Gender. Key figures include labour force participation (70.4–70.6 %), female labour force participation (66.3 %). Data is referenced to 2025. Every value carries its source and publication year, published under open licenses.