Australia vs New Zealand: Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and
Australia
4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup
in 2024
New Zealand
4.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup
in 2024
Australia rank
26th
New Zealand rank
25th
Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 4.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup against 4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in Australia, a difference of 0.27 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 25th of 28 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.84 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 5.32 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 0.5222 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.72 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 5.9 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 0.1814 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 4.76 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 3.58 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | 1.18 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 4.31 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup against 4.04 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.27 Percentage of labour force in the same subgroup, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for labour market outcomes of immigrants - employment, unemployment, and?
- Australia ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 25th of 28 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Labour market outcomes of immigrants - Employment, unemployment, and participation rates by sex — Unemployment rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This database presents the labour market outcomes of immigrants in terms of employment, unemployment, and participation rates, disaggregated by gender.