# New Zealand Unemployment Rate – Aug 4, 2026: 5.6

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2026-08-04
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Status | Released |
| Actual | 5.6 |
| Previous | 5.3 |
| Forecast | 5.2 |
| Surprise | +0.4 |
| Reference period | 2026-06-30 |
| Release time (local) | 2026-08-05 10:45 Pacific/Auckland |
| Release time (UTC) | 2026-08-04 22:45 UTC |
| Release ID | nzd_unemployment_2026-08-04 |

New Zealand Unemployment Rate came in at 5.6 on Aug 4, 2026, compared with 5.3 previously and a 5.2 consensus forecast. 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_2026-05-05
- Next release: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment/announcements/nzd_unemployment_2026-08-04
- Full series and chart: https://fxmacrodata.com/new-zealand/unemployment
- Machine-readable surfaces index: https://fxmacrodata.com/llms.txt