Source: Statistics New Zealand
Employment indicators: May 2026 – information release
29 June 2026
Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market.
Key facts
Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the May 2026 month (compared with the April 2026 month) were:
- all industries – up 0.3 percent (7,678 jobs) to 2.35 million filled jobs
- primary industries – flat (down 25 jobs)
- goods-producing industries – up 0.1 percent (602 jobs)
- service industries – up 0.4 percent (6,980 jobs).
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