4.4 percent of the labor force in New Zealand were unemployed as of the first quarter of 2020. According to world bank estimates, the annual share of the labor force that were unemployed in 2019 was at 4.07 percent. By international standards, however, this value is relatively low.
Employment opportunities
After experiencing an economic downtown following the 2008 global financial crisis, the labor market in New Zealand has been slow to recover to pre-recession levels. This can be observed in the unemployment rate of the country, as well as in other economic indicators. That’s not to say the labor market isn’t improving - by 2020, employment in the country was estimated to continue increasing to 2.72 million people. However this estimate was made before the coronavirus crisis in early 2020. The country’s labor force participation rate, a measure of an economy’s active labor force, has also continued to increase.
The job market
New Zealand’s employment landscape is dominated by the services sector; over 70 percent of the workforce are employed in this economic sector. Although the agriculture and goods-producing sectors have been historically strong, the shift towards the services sector is becoming more evident across the nation.
Quarterly unemployment rate in New Zealand from 2nd quarter 2018 to 1st quarter 2020
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Statistics New Zealand. (May 6, 2020). Quarterly unemployment rate in New Zealand from 2nd quarter 2018 to 1st quarter 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/727448/new-zealand-unemployment-rate/
Statistics New Zealand. "Quarterly unemployment rate in New Zealand from 2nd quarter 2018 to 1st quarter 2020." Chart. May 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727448/new-zealand-unemployment-rate/
Statistics New Zealand. (2020). Quarterly unemployment rate in New Zealand from 2nd quarter 2018 to 1st quarter 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/727448/new-zealand-unemployment-rate/
Statistics New Zealand. "Quarterly Unemployment Rate in New Zealand from 2nd Quarter 2018 to 1st Quarter 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727448/new-zealand-unemployment-rate/
Statistics New Zealand, Quarterly unemployment rate in New Zealand from 2nd quarter 2018 to 1st quarter 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/727448/new-zealand-unemployment-rate/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Quarterly unemployment rate in New Zealand from 2nd quarter 2018 to 1st quarter 2020 [Graph], Statistics New Zealand, May 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/727448/new-zealand-unemployment-rate/