Source: Statistics New Zealand
Employment indicators: April 2026 – information release
28 May 2026
Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market.
Key facts
Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the April 2026 month (compared with the March 2026 month) were:
- all industries – up 0.2 percent (4,333 jobs) to 2.35 million filled jobs
- primary industries – up 0.4 percent (410 jobs)
- goods-producing industries – up 0.1 percent (288 jobs)
- service industries – up 0.2 percent (3,650 jobs).
