Economic Calendar
Unemployment Rate
The Unemployment Rate released by Statistics New Zealand is the percentage of unemployed workers in the total civilian labor force. If the rate goes up, it indicates a lack of expansion within the New Zealand labor market and weakness in the New Zealand economy. Generally, a decrease in the figure is seen as bullish for the New Zealand Dollar (NZD), while an increase is seen as negative bearish.
Country:New Zealand
Currency:NZD
Frequency:Quarter
Next Event -
Previous
5.3%
Consensus
5.4%
The typical/expected impact on NZD pairs is High.
Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/NZD pairs and bearish for NZD/xxx pairs.
Past Events
| Date | Time | Actual | Consensus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05 May 2026 | 22:45 | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| 03 February 2026 | 21:45 | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| 04 November 2025 | 21:45 | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| 05 August 2025 | 22:45 | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| 06 May 2025 | 22:45 | 5.1% | 5.3% |
| 04 February 2025 | 21:45 | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| 05 November 2024 | 21:45 | 4.8% | 5% |
| 06 August 2024 | 22:45 | 4.6% | 4.7% |
| 30 April 2024 | 22:45 | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| 06 February 2024 | 21:45 | 4% | 4.2% |
| 31 October 2023 | 21:45 | 3.9% | 3.9% |
| 01 August 2023 | 22:45 | 3.6% | 3.5% |
| 02 May 2023 | 22:45 | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| 31 January 2023 | 21:45 | 3.4% | 3.3% |
| 01 November 2022 | 21:45 | 3.3% | 3.2% |
| 02 August 2022 | 22:45 | 3.3% | 3.1% |
| 03 May 2022 | 22:45 | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| 01 February 2022 | 21:45 | 3.2% | 3.4% |
| 02 November 2021 | 21:45 | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| 03 August 2021 | 22:45 | 4% | 4.5% |