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05.05.202622:45:00UTC+00New Zealand Labour Participation Edges Lower in Q1 2026

New Zealand’s labour force participation rate registered a slight decline in the first quarter of 2026, easing to 70.40% from 70.50% in the fourth quarter of 2025. The latest figure, reflecting the share of the working-age population either employed or actively seeking work, was updated on 05 May 2026.

The marginal 0.10 percentage point drop suggests a largely stable labour market, with only a modest pullback in the number of people engaged in or looking for work compared with the end of 2025. While small, such movements in participation can influence readings of labour-market slack and broader assessments of New Zealand’s economic momentum heading into the remainder of 2026.

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