Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate in New Zealand
New Zealand: Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate was -9.5 Percentage points in 2021. ▲ Rising
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate in New Zealand, 1995–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage points.
Analysis
In 2021, labour indicators rates - regions — labour force participation rate in New Zealand stood at -9.5 Percentage points. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour indicators rates - regions — labour force participation rate in New Zealand peaked at -9.5 Percentage points in 2021 and was at its lowest, -18.3 Percentage points, in 1995.
New Zealand ranks 19th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Labour indicators rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Percentage points | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -18.3 Percentage points | — |
| 1996 | -17.3 Percentage points | -5.5% |
| 1997 | -17.2 Percentage points | -0.6% |
| 1998 | -16.6 Percentage points | -3.5% |
| 1999 | -16.1 Percentage points | -3.0% |
| 2000 | -16.2 Percentage points | +0.6% |
| 2001 | -15.5 Percentage points | -4.3% |
| 2002 | -15.5 Percentage points | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -14.5 Percentage points | -6.5% |
| 2004 | -14.7 Percentage points | +1.4% |
| 2005 | -14.2 Percentage points | -3.4% |
| 2006 | -14.2 Percentage points | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -13.8 Percentage points | -2.8% |
| 2008 | -13.1 Percentage points | -5.1% |
| 2009 | -12.5 Percentage points | -4.6% |
| 2010 | -12.5 Percentage points | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -12.2 Percentage points | -2.4% |
| 2012 | -11.4 Percentage points | -6.6% |
| 2013 | -10.9 Percentage points | -4.4% |
| 2014 | -10.9 Percentage points | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -11 Percentage points | +0.9% |
| 2016 | -10.9 Percentage points | -0.9% |
| 2017 | -11 Percentage points | +0.9% |
| 2018 | -10.5 Percentage points | -4.5% |
| 2019 | -9.6 Percentage points | -8.6% |
| 2020 | -10.2 Percentage points | +6.2% |
| 2021 | -9.5 Percentage points | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -17.1 Percentage points | -18.3 Percentage points | -16.1 Percentage points | 5 |
| 2000s | -14.42 Percentage points | -16.2 Percentage points | -12.5 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2010s | -11.09 Percentage points | -12.5 Percentage points | -9.6 Percentage points | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.85 Percentage points | -10.2 Percentage points | -9.5 Percentage points | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour indicators rates - regions — labour force participation rate in New Zealand?
- Labour indicators rates - regions — labour force participation rate in New Zealand was -9.5 Percentage points in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest labour indicators rates - regions — labour force participation rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was -9.5 Percentage points in 2021.
- What is the lowest labour indicators rates - regions — labour force participation rate recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.3 Percentage points in 1995.
- How does New Zealand rank for labour indicators rates - regions — labour force participation rate?
- New Zealand ranks 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2021.
- Is labour indicators rates - regions — labour force participation rate rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. 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 rates - Regions — Labour force participation rate, gender difference. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on participation rate, employment to population ratio and unemployment rate, 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.