Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment in New Zealand
New Zealand: Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment was 2.79 million Persons in 2021. ▲ Rising
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment in New Zealand, 1995–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2021, labour indicators levels - regions — employment in New Zealand stood at 2.79 million Persons. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour indicators levels - regions — employment in New Zealand peaked at 2.79 million Persons in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million Persons, in 1995.
New Zealand ranks 34th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.69 million Persons | — |
| 1996 | 1.74 million Persons | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1.75 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.74 million Persons | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 1.77 million Persons | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.80 million Persons | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.84 million Persons | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.90 million Persons | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 1.95 million Persons | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.02 million Persons | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 2.08 million Persons | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.13 million Persons | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.17 million Persons | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 2.17 million Persons | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.14 million Persons | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.15 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.18 million Persons | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million Persons | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.22 million Persons | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.31 million Persons | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 2.37 million Persons | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.48 million Persons | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 2.59 million Persons | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 2.65 million Persons | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.70 million Persons | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 2.73 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 2.79 million Persons | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 million Persons | 1.69 million Persons | 1.77 million Persons | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.02 million Persons | 1.80 million Persons | 2.17 million Persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.38 million Persons | 2.15 million Persons | 2.70 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 million Persons | 2.73 million Persons | 2.79 million Persons | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour indicators levels - regions — employment in New Zealand?
- Labour indicators levels - regions — employment in New Zealand was 2.79 million Persons in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour indicators levels - regions — employment recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 million Persons in 2021.
- What is the lowest labour indicators levels - regions — employment recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million Persons in 1995.
- How does New Zealand rank for labour indicators levels - regions — employment?
- New Zealand ranks 34th out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
- Is labour indicators levels - regions — employment rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Labour indicators levels - Regions — Employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents indicators on the size of the labour force, employment, and unemployment in large regions (TL2) and, where available, in small regions (TL3). Data definition and source The labour force status is presented by sex, for 15-64 year-olds and 15+ year-olds age ranges, the latter having less country coverage. Data is based on a labour force survey using ILO guidelines and collected from Eurostat (reg_lmk) for EU countries and via delegates of the OECD Working Party on Territorial Indicators (WPTI), as well as from national statistical offices' websites. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Regions and Cities Statistical Atlas OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.