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New Zealand Unemployment Rate 2017-12-31 18:00 Pacific/Auckland: data, chart, and analysis

New Zealand Unemployment Rate came in at 4.5 on Dec 31, 2017, compared with 4.7 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
4.5
Previous
4.7
Forecast
--
Public release ID
nzd_unemployment_2017-12-31

New Zealand Unemployment Rate release chart

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

New Zealand Unemployment Rate chart through 2017-12-31
NZD Unemployment Rate readings through 2017-12-31. Latest: 4.5.

Unemployment Rate release read

New Zealand Unemployment Rate came in at 4.5 on Dec 31, 2017, compared with 4.7 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

The parent Unemployment 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_unemployment_2017-12-31
Release time
2017-12-31 05:00 UTC
Reference period date 2017-12-31
Actual value 4.5
Previous value 4.7
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1514696400

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full New Zealand Unemployment 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 Unemployment Rate releases

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Newer release

2018-03-31 18:00 Pacific/Auckland · 4.4

Older release

2017-09-30 18:00 Pacific/Auckland · 4.7

Related New Zealand indicators

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Employment Level

Total number of employed persons.

Full-Time Employment

Number of persons employed full-time.

Labor Force Participation Rate

Ratio of the labor force to the working-age population.

Part-Time Employment

Number of persons employed part-time.
Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1514696400,
  "announcement_id": "nzd_unemployment_2017-12-31",
  "date": "2017-12-31",
  "predictions": [
    {
      "generated_at": 1451649600,
      "predicted_value": 6.01,
      "prediction_source": "rbnz_survey_of_expectations",
      "prediction_type": "market_consensus"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1483272000,
      "predicted_value": 5.1,
      "prediction_source": "rbnz_survey_of_expectations",
      "prediction_type": "market_consensus"
    }
  ],
  "previous_value": 4.7,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1514696400,
      "val": 4.5
    }
  ],
  "val": 4.5
}