New Zealand Employed Persons
1986 - 2025 | Quarterly | Person | CEIC Data
Key information about New Zealand Employed Persons
- New Zealand Employed Persons was reported at 2,886,000.000 Person in Dec 2025
- It recorded an increase from the previous number of 2,872,000.000 Person for Sep 2025
- New Zealand Employed Persons data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,099,000.000 Person from Mar 1986 to Dec 2025, with 160 observations
- The data reached an all-time high of 2,918,000.000 Person in Dec 2023 and a record low of 1,499,000.000 Person in Dec 1991
- New Zealand Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
- The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Quarterly: Seasonally Adjusted
Stats NZ provides quarterly Employed Persons.
View New Zealand's Employed Persons from Mar 1986 to Dec 2025 in the chart:
What was New Zealand's Employed Persons in Dec 2025?
New Zealand Employed Persons was reported at 2,886,000.000 Person in Dec 2025 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,886,000.000 Dec 2025 | 2,872,000.000 Sep 2025 | 1,499,000.000 Dec 1991 | 2,918,000.000 Dec 2023 | Person | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2025 |
Employed Persons by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (Person) | 1,172,550.410 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (Person) | 11,001,000.000 2018 | yearly | 2001 - 2018 |
| Argentina (Person) | 13,304,000.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Jun 2025 |
| Armenia (Person) | 827,000.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (Person) | 14,703,823.269 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Jan 2026 |
| Austria (Person) | 3,929,000.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Feb 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (Person) | 5,105,200.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (Person) | 770,129.000 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Jun 2023 |
| Bangladesh (Person) | 69,090,000.000 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Belarus (Person) | 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2019 |
| Belgium (Person) | 5,124,300.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1980 - Sep 2025 |
| Bolivia (Person) | 7,180,918.747 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) | 854,543.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2025 |
| Botswana (Person) | 504,738.000 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2007 - Mar 2024 |
| Brazil (Person) | 102,671,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Jan 2026 |
| Brunei (Person) | 222,700.000 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (Person) | 2,919,500.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (Person) | 9,297,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Canada (Person) | 21,121,200.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2026 |
| Chile (Person) | 9,473,269.601 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| China (Person) | 725,040,000.000 2025 | yearly | 1949 - 2025 |
| Colombia (Person) | 24,044,397.231 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Croatia (Person) | 1,703,843.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Jan 2026 |
| Cyprus (Person) | 509,211.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (Person) | 5,528,623.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (Person) | 3,268,472.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Ecuador (Person) | 8,364,467.373 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Egypt (Person) | 32,677,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (Person) | 694,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| European Union (Person) | 209,527,600.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (Person) | 2,583,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| France (Person) | 30,606,300.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Dec 2025 |
| Georgia (Person) | 839,153.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Germany (Person) | 45,917,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Jan 2026 |
| Ghana (Person) | 9,270,939.000 2015 | yearly | 2013 - 2015 |
| Greece (Person) | 4,401,700.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) | 3,665,900.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Hungary (Person) | 4,696,509.740 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2015 - May 2022 |
| Iceland (Person) | 222,200.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| India (Person) | 562,364,490.000 2023 | yearly | 1970 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (Person) | 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 | monthly | Feb 2012 - Feb 2016 |
| Ireland (Person) | 2,833,100.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (Person) | 4,479,701.959 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (Person) | 24,180,976.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Japan (Person) | 68,170,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Jan 2026 |
| Jordan (Person) | 1,265,254.000 2023 | yearly | 2000 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (Person) | 9,300,300.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (Person) | 20,778,600.000 2024 | yearly | 2008 - 2024 |
| South Korea (Person) | 28,816,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (Person) | 422,192.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (Person) | 2,229,434.000 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person) | 653,605.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Laos (Person) | 3,474,582.000 2014 | yearly | 1994 - 2014 |
| Latvia (Person) | 897,000.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Lithuania (Person) | 1,457,900.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Luxembourg (Person) | 526,489.092 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person) | 378,900.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| North Macedonia (Person) | 709,523.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Malaysia (Person) | 17,129,500.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (Person) | 386,435.000 Sep 2025 | monthly | Oct 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Mauritius (Person) | 550,100.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (Person) | 59,785,854.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Moldova (Person) | 806,362.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Mongolia (Person) | 1,383,642.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Montenegro (Person) | 271,640.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Jan 2026 |
| Morocco (Person) | 10,833,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Sep 2025 |
| Myanmar (Person) | 222,985.000 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Nepal (Person) | 7,086,000.000 2018 | yearly | 1999 - 2018 |
| Netherlands (Person) | 9,843,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2026 |
| New Zealand (Person) | 2,886,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (Person) | 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Norway (Person) | 2,890,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Jan 2026 |
| Oman (Person) | 2,706,215.000 2025 | yearly | 1986 - 2025 |
| Pakistan (Person) | 74,385,846.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (Person) | 1,105,000.000 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Panama (Person) | 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 | monthly | Mar 2008 - Aug 2017 |
| Paraguay (Person) | 3,297,188.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2025 |
| Peru (Person) | 5,734,800.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Philippines (Person) | 49,103,666.667 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1982 - Dec 2025 |
| Poland (Person) | 17,346,000.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Portugal (Person) | 5,301,300.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Jan 2026 |
| Qatar (Person) | 2,239,938.000 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Romania (Person) | 8,308,100.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (Person) | 74,500,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Jan 2026 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person) | 18,544,265.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (Person) | 2,341,000.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Singapore (Person) | 4,096,100.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Slovakia (Person) | 2,606,900.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Jun 2025 |
| Slovenia (Person) | 884,685.000 Feb 2019 | monthly | May 1997 - Feb 2019 |
| South Africa (Person) | 17,098,908.110 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Spain (Person) | 22,463,300.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| Sri Lanka (Person) | 8,097,879.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2012 - Sep 2025 |
| Sudan (Person) | 9,900,000.000 2010 | yearly | 1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (Person) | 5,193,900.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Switzerland (Person) | 5,532,164.451 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Syria (Person) | 125,388.000 2020 | yearly | 1993 - 2020 |
| Taiwan, China (Person) | 11,640,000.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Apr 1993 - Jan 2026 |
| Tajikistan (Person) | 2,545,000.000 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Thailand (Person) | 39,846,962.657 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Tunisia (Person) | 3,609,800.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2011 - Dec 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -1.0 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | 5,756.479 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 79,994.882 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 31.2 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 123,654.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 48.5 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (NZD bn) | 204.048 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (NZD bn) | 292.813 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (NZD bn) | 204.003 2030 | yearly | 1985 - 2030 |
| General Government: ytd: Borrowings: Gross Sovereign Issued Debt Excluding Reser... (NZD mn) | 219,606.789 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| General Government: ytd: Expenses (NZD mn) | 87,970.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| General Government: ytd: Revenue (NZD mn) | 82,650.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.751 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -303.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,634.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 2.6 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1952 - Jan 2026 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 748,011.388 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 141,065.733 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 300,779.899 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 3,937.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 1.9 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Jan 2026 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,026,250.125 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 436,775.230 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 429.198 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 341.412 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 948.267 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 1,035.326 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1982 - Jan 2026 |
| Import Volume Index (Jun2002=1000) | 2,914.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1949 - Dec 2025 |
| Import Volume Index: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 2,788.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Export Volume Index: Exclude Re Export (Jun2002=1000) | 1,461.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1951 - Dec 2025 |
| Export Volume Index: Exclude Re Export: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 1,440.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Australia (NZD mn) | 802.114 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: United States (NZD mn) | 733.546 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: United Kingdom (NZD mn) | 169.611 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: China (NZD mn) | 1,577.085 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: Japan (NZD mn) | 288.149 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: Australia: sa (NZD mn) | 939.332 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: China: sa (NZD mn) | 1,620.692 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Mineral Fuels (NZD mn) | 39.948 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Goods (NZD mn) | 246.084 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Crude Materials (NZD mn) | 470.132 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Food & Live Animals (NZD mn) | 4,150.584 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Machinery & Transport Equipment (NZD mn) | 292.372 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Term Trade Index (Jun2002=1000) | 1,593.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2025 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 130.280 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 136.389 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 0.5 Dec 2017 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2017 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 90.7 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 78,697.786 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 267,163.748 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 27,531.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 9.441 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 6.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 292,971.169 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 383,024.1 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.3 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Jan 2026 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 238.472 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 423.842 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 246,122.8 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 365,576.199 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.86 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Jan 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 136.73 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money: Narrow Money (NZD mn) | 130,122.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Jan 2026 |
| Depository Corp: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 633,307.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money (NZD mn) | 441,739.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Jan 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets (NZD mn) | 51,186.566 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (NZD mn) | 33,411.681 Jan 2026 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 10.2 Oct 2025 | monthly | Aug 2003 - Oct 2025 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting (%) | 79.100 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2026 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting Higher (%) | -27.500 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Service: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 61.300 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Manufacturing: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 76.900 Feb 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Feb 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: All Industries: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 64.100 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Retail: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 63.000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Construction: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 61.700 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Jan 2026 |
| Performance Manufacturing Index (NA) | 53.900 Jan 2026 | monthly | Aug 2002 - Jan 2026 |
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