The unemployment rate in New Zealand increased by 0.4 percentage points (+12.12 percent) in 2023. In total, the unemployment rate amounted to 3.74 percent in 2023. This increase was preceded by a declining unemployment rate. The unemployment rate refers to the share of the workforce that is currently not working but is actively searching for work. It does not include the economically inactive population, such as the long-term unemployed, those aged under 15 years, or retired persons.
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). New Zealand: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/375266/unemployment-rate-in-new-zealand/
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New Zealand: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/375266/unemployment-rate-in-new-zealand/
