Browse data rbnz_m9_labour_market

NZ Labour Market (RBNZ M9)

Quarterly labour-market indicators: employment, unemployment, the labour force and participation rate, those not in the labour force, average hourly earnings, the Labour Cost Index, and private- and public-sector wages — as levels (thousands), index, and percent changes. Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand, table M9.

Licence: CC-BY 4.0 Source: RBNZ (www.rbnz.govt.nz/statistics), CC-BY 4.0.

Data as of 2026-07-28  · quarterly  · 129 rows

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Dataset ID
rbnz_m9_labour_market
Data source
RBNZ
Last refreshed
2026-07-28
Refresh cadence
quarterly
API endpoint
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Columns (24)

schema glossary · auto-generated
Column Type Description Series Id
date string Observation date
unemployment_rate_pct_sa double Unemployment rate % seasonally adjusted HLFS.Q.L06G001.ns
labour_force_employed_000s_sa double Labour force employed (thousands) seasonally adjusted HLFS.Q.L01G001.ns
labour_force_employed_yoy_pct double Labour force employed year-on-year % change HLFS.Q.L01G001.nay
labour_force_unemployed_000s_sa double Labour force unemployed (thousands) seasonally adjusted HLFS.Q.L02G001.ns
labour_force_unemployed_yoy_pct double Labour force unemployed year-on-year % change HLFS.Q.L02G001.nay
labour_force_total_000s_sa double Labour force total (thousands) seasonally adjusted HLFS.Q.L03G001.ns
labour_force_total_yoy_pct double Labour force total year-on-year % change HLFS.Q.L03G001.nay
not_in_labour_force_000s_sa double Not in labour force (thousands) seasonally adjusted HLFS.Q.L04G001.ns
not_in_labour_force_yoy_pct double Not in labour force year-on-year % change HLFS.Q.L04G001.nay
working_age_population_000s_sa double Working age population (thousands) seasonally adjusted HLFS.Q.L07G001.ns
working_age_population_yoy_pct double Working age population year-on-year % change HLFS.Q.L07G001.nay
labour_force_participation_rate_pct_sa double Labour force participation rate % seasonally adjusted HLFS.Q.L05G001.ns
labour_cost_index_lci_index double Labour cost index lci index LCI.Q.W1S0T0.ia
labour_cost_index_lci_yoy_pct double Labour cost index lci year-on-year % change LCI.Q.W1S0T0.iay
average_hourly_earnings_ordinary_time_and_overtime double Average hourly earnings ordinary time and overtime QESS21.Q.E03S0.na
average_hourly_earnings_ordinary_time_and_overtime_qoq_pct double Average hourly earnings ordinary time and overtime quarter-on-quarter % change QESS21.Q.E03S0.naq
average_hourly_earnings_ordinary_time_and_overtime_yoy_pct double Average hourly earnings ordinary time and overtime year-on-year % change QESS21.Q.E03S0.nay
private_sector_wages double Private sector wages QESS21.Q.E03S2.na
private_sector_wages_qoq_pct double Private sector wages quarter-on-quarter % change QESS21.Q.E03S2.naq
private_sector_wages_yoy_pct double Private sector wages year-on-year % change QESS21.Q.E03S2.nay
public_sector_wages double Public sector wages QESS21.Q.E03S1.na
public_sector_wages_qoq_pct double Public sector wages quarter-on-quarter % change QESS21.Q.E03S1.naq
public_sector_wages_yoy_pct double Public sector wages year-on-year % change QESS21.Q.E03S1.nay

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Data preview

DateUnemployment Rate Pct SaLabour Force Employed 000s SaLabour Force Employed Yoy PctLabour Force Unemployed 000s SaLabour Force Unemployed Yoy PctLabour Force Total 000s SaLabour Force Total Yoy PctNot In Labour Force 000s SaNot In Labour Force Yoy PctWorking Age Population 000s SaWorking Age Population Yoy PctLabour Force Participation Rate Pct SaLabour Cost Index Lci IndexLabour Cost Index Lci Yoy PctAverage Hourly Earnings Ordinary Time And OvertimeAverage Hourly Earnings Ordinary Time And Overtime Qoq PctAverage Hourly Earnings Ordinary Time And Overtime Yoy PctPrivate Sector WagesPrivate Sector Wages Qoq PctPrivate Sector Wages Yoy PctPublic Sector WagesPublic Sector Wages Qoq PctPublic Sector Wages Yoy Pct
1996-06-306.21740.03.6114.00.21854.03.3971.0-1.32825.01.765.6734.01.915.91.43.515.31.43.718.031.63.6
1996-03-316.41722.03.6117.0-3.51839.03.1977.0-1.02816.01.765.3732.01.915.680.83.015.091.13.417.750.02.1
1995-12-316.41709.04.1117.0-13.61827.02.7976.0-0.42802.01.665.2728.01.915.560.72.914.920.63.017.751.13.4
1995-09-306.21695.04.7113.0-19.61808.02.8982.0-0.62789.01.564.8724.01.515.450.62.714.830.52.517.550.84.0
1995-06-306.41678.04.9115.0-23.21793.02.5985.0-0.22778.01.564.5720.01.415.360.92.014.751.12.117.410.22.6

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