Key graphs - Employment
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| After peaking in the early 1990s,
the unemployment rate, as measured by Statistics New Zealand's Household Labour
Force Survey, fell to a two-decade low of 3.5% in December 2007, which was also the peak of the GDP cycle.
Over 2008 and much of 2009, the weak domestic economy saw numbers employed flatten off and fall.
As a result, the unemployment rate rose quite materially.
Data from 1970 is available in Excel by selecting the download data link.
Last updated 10 May 2013 |
