# New Zealand Unemployment Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 5.6 |
| Latest release date | 2026-08-04 |
| Previous value | 5.6 |
| Change | 0 |

## Next release

The next New Zealand Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Nov 4, 2026 at 2026-11-04 10:45 Pacific/Auckland. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

New Zealand Unemployment Rate printed 5.6 for 2026-06-30, a change of 0 from 5.6,. The value sits in line with the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of NZD macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-04 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.19 | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2026-08-04 |
| 2026-08-04 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2026-08-04 |
| 2026-05-05 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.08 | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2026-05-05 |
| 2026-02-03 | 5.4 | 5.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2026-02-03 |
| 2025-11-04 | 5.3 | 5.2 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2025-11-04 |
| 2025-08-05 | 5.2 | 5.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2025-08-05 |
| 2025-05-06 | 5.1 | 5.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2025-05-06 |
| 2025-02-04 | 5.1 | 4.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2025-02-04 |
| 2024-11-05 | 4.9 | 4.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2024-11-05 |
| 2024-08-06 | 4.7 | 4.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2024-08-06 |
| 2024-04-30 | 4.4 | 4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2024-04-30 |
| 2024-02-06 | 4 | 3.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2024-02-06 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/nzd/unemployment?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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