Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in New Zealand
New Zealand: Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment was 7.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in New Zealand, 2017–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of population in the same subgroup.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 7.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in New Zealand peaked at 8.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Percentage of population in the same subgroup | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | — |
| 2018 | 7.83 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 7.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.61 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 8.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 7.16 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 6.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 7.01 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 7.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | +2.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 7.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.58 Percentage of population in the same subgroup, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.91 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 7.73 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.32 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 8.02 Percentage of population in the same subgroup | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 26 Austria 8.31 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 27 Czechia 8.1 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 28 Russian Federation 7.45 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- 30 Ireland 7.09 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
- 31 Australia 5.27 Percentage of population in the same subgroup
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.05 Percentage of population in the same subgroup compare
More work & labour data for New Zealand
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0748 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0721 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0776 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4877 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,200 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 511.04 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,819 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,994 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,812 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in New Zealand?
- Employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment in New Zealand was 7.21 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8.15 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.94 Percentage of population in the same subgroup in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment?
- New Zealand ranks 29th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment by permanency of the job - incidence — temporary employment rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Employment by permanency of the job - Incidence — Temporary employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains incidences and gender composition of temporary employment with standardised age groups (15-24, 25-54, 55-64, 65+, total). Data are further broken down by professional status - employees, total employment. Data are reported for employees. Temporary employees are wage and salary workers whose job has a pre-determined termination date as opposed to permanent employees whose job is of unlimited duration. They include: i) persons with a seasonal job; ii) persons engaged by an employment agency or business and hired out to a third party for carrying out a “work mission”; iii) persons with specific training contracts (including apprentices, trainees, research assistants, probationary period of a contract, etc.). Country-specific exceptions to this generic definition may be found in LFS_NOTES_SOURCES. In order to facilitate analysis and comparisons over time, historical data for OECD members have been provided over as long a period as possible, often even before a country became a member of the Organisation. Information on the membership dates of all OECD countries can be found at OECD Ratification Dates