Source: Statistics New Zealand
Employment indicators: March 2026 – information release
28 April 2026
Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market.
Key facts
Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the March 2026 month (compared with the February 2026 month) were:
- all industries – up 0.3 percent (5,983 jobs) to 2.35 million filled jobs
- primary industries – up 0.6 percent (641 jobs)
- goods-producing industries – up 0.1 percent (589 jobs)
- service industries – up 0.3 percent (4,613 jobs).
