In 2023, the unemployment rate in New Zealand increased by 0.4 percentage points (+12.12 percent) since 2022. In total, the unemployment rate amounted to 3.74 percent in 2023. This increase was preceded by a declining unemployment rate. The unemployment rate of a country or region refers to the share of the total workforce that is currently without work, but actively searching for employment. It does not include economically inactive persons, such as children, retirees, or the long-term unemployed.
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). New Zealand: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/375266/unemployment-rate-in-new-zealand/
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World Bank. (2024). New Zealand: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/375266/unemployment-rate-in-new-zealand/
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New Zealand: Unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/375266/unemployment-rate-in-new-zealand/