The Employment Action Plan presents the Government’s vision for the labour market to support people into work and lift economic outcomes for New Zealand.

The International Labour Policy Team leads negotiations and implementation of the labour-related components of New Zealand’s trade agreements, with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT).

The Employment Strategy presents the Government’s vision for the labour market to improve employment outcomes for all New Zealanders.

Our annual National Survey of Employers (NSE) collects data on workplace practices in New Zealand businesses within the context of current employment-focused legislation.

The monthly labour market fact sheets have summarised high-frequency and timely data and surveys with a focus around the impact of COVID-19 on the labour market since July 2020.

New Zealand is a founding member of the International Labour Organization (ILO) which is the key global labour body and source of international labour law.

The Māori Employment Action Plan is part of the Government’s Employment Strategy.

This section has older reports that we are no longer updating or producing regularly including reports on the Canterbury labour market, low pay and labour market trends for Māori and Pacific peoples.

This quarterly report series combines our labour market monitoring programme with the latest developments in the labour market to provide a summary of New Zealand labour market trends.

Our analysis and commentary from our labour market forecasting programme informs New Zealand employers and government policy.