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New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate 2020-08-05 10:45 Pacific/Auckland: data, chart, and analysis

New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 70 on Aug 4, 2020, compared with 70.7 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
70
Previous
70.7
Forecast
--
Reference period
2020-06-30

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New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate chart through 2020-06-30
NZD Labor Force Participation Rate readings through 2020-06-30. Latest: 70.

Labor Force Participation Rate release read

New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate came in at 70 on Aug 4, 2020, compared with 70.7 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

The parent Labor Force Participation Rate page shows the full time series for New Zealand. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For NZD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID nzd_participation_rate_2020-08-04
API announcement ID nzd_participation_rate_2020-06-30
Release time
2020-08-04 22:45 UTC
Reference period date 2020-06-30
Actual value 70
Previous value 70.7
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1596581100

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

More New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2020-11-05 10:45 Pacific/Auckland · 70.1

Older release

2020-05-06 10:45 Pacific/Auckland · 70.7

Related New Zealand indicators

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Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.

Unemployment Rate

Percentage of the labor force that is unemployed.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate.

What did New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate was 70% in Q2 2020. The previous reading was 70.7%.

When was this New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate release published?

This release was published on Aug 4, 2020 at 10:45 Pacific/Auckland. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate release?

The next New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate release is scheduled for Nov 4, 2026 at 10:45 Pacific/Auckland.

What is the official source for New Zealand Labor Force Participation Rate?

Stats NZ publishes the official Labor Force Participation Rate series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1596581100,
  "announcement_id": "nzd_participation_rate_2020-06-30",
  "date": "2020-06-30",
  "previous_value": 70.7,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1596581100,
      "val": 70.0
    }
  ],
  "val": 70.0
}