New Zealand Employed Persons
1986 - 2025 | Quarterly | Person | CEIC Data
Key information about New Zealand Employed Persons
- New Zealand Employed Persons was reported at 2,873,000.000 Person in Sep 2025
- It stayed constant from the previous number of 2,873,000.000 Person for Jun 2025
- New Zealand Employed Persons data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,099,000.000 Person from Mar 1986 to Sep 2025, with 159 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 Sep 2025 in the chart:
What was New Zealand's Employed Persons in Sep 2025?
New Zealand Employed Persons was reported at 2,873,000.000 Person in Sep 2025 See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,873,000.000 Sep 2025 | 2,873,000.000 Jun 2025 | 1,499,000.000 Dec 1991 | 2,918,000.000 Dec 2023 | Person | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
Employed Persons by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (Person) | 1,178,603.521 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Sep 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) | 942,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Oct 2025 |
| Australia (Person) | 14,684,083.228 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1978 - Dec 2025 |
| Austria (Person) | 3,936,700.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1950 - Dec 2025 |
| Azerbaijan (Person) | 5,096,500.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 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) | 854,483.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Botswana (Person) | 504,738.000 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2007 - Mar 2024 |
| Brazil (Person) | 102,555,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 2012 - Oct 2025 |
| Brunei (Person) | 222,700.000 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (Person) | 2,956,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Cambodia (Person) | 9,297,000.000 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Canada (Person) | 21,143,700.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (Person) | 9,401,582.274 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1986 - Nov 2025 |
| China (Person) | 734,390,000.000 2024 | yearly | 1949 - 2024 |
| Colombia (Person) | 24,096,488.272 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Oct 2025 |
| Croatia (Person) | 1,735,230.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Oct 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Cyprus (Person) | 509,211.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Czech Republic (Person) | 5,535,829.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Denmark (Person) | 3,260,103.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Sep 2025 |
| Ecuador (Person) | 8,449,249.598 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2013 - Sep 2025 |
| Egypt (Person) | 32,498,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (Person) | 709,300.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| European Union (Person) | 209,527,600.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Finland (Person) | 2,590,000.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 2003 - Nov 2025 |
| France (Person) | 30,754,700.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Sep 2025 |
| Georgia (Person) | 814,694.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Germany (Person) | 45,952,000.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Nov 2025 |
| Ghana (Person) | 9,270,939.000 2015 | yearly | 2013 - 2015 |
| Greece (Person) | 4,406,100.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) | 3,667,000.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Oct 1981 - Dec 2025 |
| Hungary (Person) | 4,696,509.740 May 2022 | monthly | Jan 2015 - May 2022 |
| Iceland (Person) | 223,400.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| 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) | 2,825,500.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Sep 2025 |
| Israel (Person) | 4,479,701.927 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Dec 2025 |
| Italy (Person) | 24,187,884.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Japan (Person) | 68,510,000.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1953 - Nov 2025 |
| 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) | 28,782,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Oct 2025 |
| Kosovo (Person) | 422,192.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (Person) | 2,229,434.000 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person) | 6,444,878.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 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) | 1,485,600.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Luxembourg (Person) | 526,924.056 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person) | 378,900.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| North Macedonia (Person) | 705,165.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Malaysia (Person) | 17,092,500.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2009 - Nov 2025 |
| Malta (Person) | 386,209.000 Aug 2025 | monthly | Oct 2002 - Aug 2025 |
| Mauritius (Person) | 550,100.000 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Jun 2025 |
| Mexico (Person) | 59,533,449.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Moldova (Person) | 856,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Mongolia (Person) | 1,393,669.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2006 - Sep 2025 |
| Montenegro (Person) | 272,163.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| 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) | 9,842,000.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| New Zealand (Person) | 2,873,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Sep 2025 |
| Nigeria (Person) | 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Dec 2020 |
| Norway (Person) | 2,909,000.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2025 |
| Oman (Person) | 2,667,529.000 2024 | yearly | 1986 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (Person) | 63,453,872.000 Jun 2021 | quarterly | Sep 2012 - Jun 2021 |
| 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) | 2,974,314.326 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Jun 2025 |
| Peru (Person) | 5,796,600.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Philippines (Person) | 48,581,333.333 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1982 - Sep 2025 |
| Poland (Person) | 17,361,000.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1992 - Sep 2025 |
| Portugal (Person) | 5,306,100.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Qatar (Person) | 2,179,447.000 2023 | yearly | 2006 - 2023 |
| Romania (Person) | 8,308,100.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Sep 2025 |
| Russia (Person) | 74,700,000.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Nov 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person) | 18,544,265.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Sep 2025 |
| Serbia (Person) | 2,366,000.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2014 - Oct 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) | 17,054,823.145 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2025 |
| Spain (Person) | 22,387,100.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1976 - Sep 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) | 5,275,100.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Switzerland (Person) | 5,518,249.700 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1991 - Sep 2025 |
| Syria (Person) | 125,388.000 2020 | yearly | 1993 - 2020 |
| Taiwan, China (Person) | 11,637,000.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 1993 - Dec 2025 |
| 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) | 3,605,600.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2011 - Sep 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 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 3.135 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -92.3 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 3,950.9 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 9.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1952 - Nov 2025 |
| 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) | 4,043.2 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 4.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1961 - Nov 2025 |
| 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) | 366.977 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 430.665 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 890.782 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 859.458 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1982 - Nov 2025 |
| Import Volume Index (Jun2002=1000) | 2,795.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1949 - Sep 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Japan (NZD mn) | 288.843 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: China (NZD mn) | 1,747.093 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: United Kingdom (NZD mn) | 169.154 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: United States (NZD mn) | 649.287 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: China: sa (NZD mn) | 1,576.047 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Australia: sa (NZD mn) | 959.987 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jul 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: Australia (NZD mn) | 1,039.331 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Mineral Fuels (NZD mn) | 54.105 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Machinery & Transport Equipment (NZD mn) | 547.240 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Manufacturing: Goods (NZD mn) | 319.051 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Food & Live Animals (NZD mn) | 4,133.643 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: fob: SITC: Crude Materials (NZD mn) | 746.365 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Term Trade Index (Jun2002=1000) | 1,476.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2024 |
| Export Volume Index: Exclude Re Export (Jun2002=1000) | 1,471.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1951 - Dec 2024 |
| Export Volume Index: Exclude Re Export: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 1,435.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| Import Volume Index: sa (Jun2002=1000) | 2,606.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Jun 1990 - Dec 2024 |
| 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) | 75,225.265 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 254,480.699 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 4.5 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 28,667.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 9.441 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 7.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 0.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 1950 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 279,008.095 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 363,012.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 4.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1989 - Nov 2025 |
| 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) | 231,294.6 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1990 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 344,126.487 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 4.78 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2017 - Nov 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 136.73 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1988 - Sep 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Domestic Credit (NZD mn) | 633,520.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Oct 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money: Narrow Money (NZD mn) | 130,730.000 Oct 2025 | monthly | Dec 2016 - Oct 2025 |
| Depository Corp: Money Supply: Broad Money (NZD mn) | 443,578.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Mar 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserves (NZD mn) | 38,442.469 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (NZD mn) | 55,851.773 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 2005 - Nov 2025 |
| 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 Higher (%) | -34.300 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2025 |
| House Price Inflation: Net Percent Expecting (%) | 72.100 Mar 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2022 - Mar 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Service: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 73.700 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: All Industries: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 73.600 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Manufacturing: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 83.700 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Retail: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 67.900 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Business Outlook Survey: Construction: Business Confidence Index (Point) | 76.200 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 1991 - Dec 2025 |
| Performance Manufacturing Index (NA) | 55.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Aug 2002 - Dec 2025 |
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