Challenges
Unemployment Rate
Most recent - Tuesday 5 August 2025 22:45
Higher numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for NZD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/NZD pairs.
Trading range
Forecast history
The most recent announced value for Unemployment Rate was 5.2% against a forecast of 5.3%.
Past events
Economic context
Recent economic data has been broadly neutral for NZD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Unemployment Rate result:
| Previous | Latest | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Sales (QoQ) | Bearish change | 0.8% | 0.5% | ||
| Retail Sales ex Autos (QoQ) | Bullish change | 0.4% | 0.7% | ||
| Exports | Bullish change | $6.53B | $6.71B | ||
| Imports | Bullish change | $6.33B | $7.28B | ||
| Trade Balance NZD (YoY) | Bullish change | $-4.38B | $-3.94B | ||
| RBNZ Interest Rate Decision | Bearish change | 3.25% | 3% | ||
| Producer Price Index - Output (QoQ) | Bearish change | 2.1% | 0.6% | ||
| Business NZ PSI | Bullish change | 47.6 | 48.9 |
About Unemployment Rate
| Country: | New Zealand |
|---|---|
| Currency: | NZD |
| Source: | Stats NZ |
| Category: | Labor Market |
| Frequency: | Quarterly |