# New Zealand Unemployment Rate – Dec 31, 2017: 4.5

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2017-12-31
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 4.5 |
| Previous | 4.7 |
| Forecast | -- |
| Surprise | -- |
| Reference period | 2017-12-31 |
| Release time (local) | 2017-12-31 18:00 Pacific/Auckland |
| Release time (UTC) | 2017-12-31 05:00 UTC |
| Release ID | nzd_unemployment_2017-12-31 |

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.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-04 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.19 |
| 2026-08-04 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| 2026-05-05 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.08 |
| 2026-02-03 | 5.4 | 5.3 | -- |
| 2025-11-04 | 5.3 | 5.2 | -- |
| 2025-08-05 | 5.2 | 5.1 | -- |
| 2025-05-06 | 5.1 | 5.1 | -- |
| 2025-02-04 | 5.1 | 4.9 | -- |
| 2024-11-05 | 4.9 | 4.7 | -- |
| 2024-08-06 | 4.7 | 4.4 | -- |
| 2024-04-30 | 4.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2024-02-06 | 4 | 3.9 | -- |

## API access

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

The endpoint returns the full announcement history for this series, including point-in-time release timestamps.

## Related

- Previous release: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2017-09-30
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2018-03-31
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt