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February, 2021
New Zealand
Total Workforce (000s) Q4 '20
2,888
Unemployed Workers (000s) 141
Unemployment Rate 4.9%
Youth Unemployment Rate 13.7%
1,033
1,809
598
207
983
191
19 years or Under
Prime Working Age
(20
-64 years)
65 years+
Local Born
Foreign Born
Population In Thousands
1,421
1,443
1,458
1,447
1,437
3.8%
3.9%
4.2%
3.5%
4.7%
1,272
1,285
1,287
1,273
1,263
4.3% 4.2%
4.8%
4.4%
5.5%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Employed Male Unemployed (%) Female Employed Female Unemployed (%)
75.1%
75.8%
76.2%
74.7%
75.0%
65.7%
65.9% 65.9%
64.6%
64.7%
2019Q3 2019Q4 2020Q1 2020Q2 2020Q3
Male Participation Rate Female Participation Rate
28.7% of the population are foreign born.
Before the pandemic, over a million New Zealanders lived
abroad. To September 2020, over 50K expats had returned –
many of them highly skilled. This is driving up house prices.
39% of the population of Auckland is foreign born.
87% of the population live in urban areas.
In 2019, the unemployment rate for foreign born workers was
1.0 percentage point lower compared with local born workers.
New Zealand has allowed temporary foreign workers in
essential roles to increase their work hours and change jobs.
Legal migrants have been included in support measures for the
Covid-19 Wage Subsidy.
26 Covid-19 deaths.
Borders are closed for non-New Zealand
citizens and residents. A negative Covid-19 test
and quarantine is mandatory.
When cases are detected, strict lockdowns are
implemented at a regional level including
schools being closed.
Impact of Covid-19 on Labor Force Over Time
Labor Force Participation Rates by Gender
Migration
Migration
Migrant Stock by Working Age (June 2020)
Latest Labor Force Statistics
Workforce
Labor Force Employed and Unemployed by Gender
Covid-19 – Daily Confirmed Cases
(7 Day Average)
Covid-19 Restriction Update (End of February 2021)
Covid-19 Update and Restrictions
Employed W orkers in Thousands
Key Sources:
https://www.ilo.org/
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://migrationdataportal.org/
https://www.un.org/development/desa/pd/
https://vivoclinic.com/
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/COVID-19-Country-Specific-Information.html
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200827-new-zealands-brain-gain-boost
https://www.odi.org/migrant-key-workers-covid-19/
http://infoshare.stats.govt.nz/infoshare/ViewTable.aspx?pxID=3611de51-9891-4376-840d-7a2754e11733
