Unemployment rate in Wellington
Unemployment rate in Wellington was 4.9% in Q2 2026, according to Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. That is up 0.7 pts from Q2 2025.
Unemployment rate in Wellington, Q2 2024 to Q2 2026
All 9 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 4.9 |
| 2026-Q1 | 6.3 |
| 2025-Q4 | 5.8 |
| 2025-Q3 | 4.3 |
| 2025-Q2 | 4.2 |
| 2025-Q1 | 5.1 |
| 2024-Q4 | 4.9 |
| 2024-Q3 | 4.2 |
| 2024-Q2 | 4.3 |
Compared with New Zealand
| Place | Q2 2026 |
|---|---|
| Wellington | 4.9 |
| New Zealand | 5.6 |
Rankings
Definition
Unemployed people as a percentage of the labour force, using the survey definition of unemployment: without work, available and looking for work. Spain: EPA, aged 16 and over. EU: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74. United States: civilian labour force aged 16 and over, from the Current Population Survey for the nation and from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics models, consistent with that survey, for states and counties. United Kingdom regions: Labour Force Survey, aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted. Canada: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the country and the provinces. Australia: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted, for the nation and the six states; the ABS publishes no seasonally adjusted series for the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. New Zealand: Household Labour Force Survey, aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted for the country and not seasonally adjusted for regional council areas. Norway: Statistics Norway Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted monthly figures. Sweden: Labour Force Survey, aged 15 to 74, seasonally adjusted and smoothed (the series Statistics Sweden gives in its monthly release), national. Switzerland: Swiss Labour Force Survey (SLFS), ILO definition, permanent resident population aged 15 and over, seasonally adjusted quarterly averages, national. For other countries, the source may be OECD survey-based rates or annual ILO modelled estimates published by the World Bank. ILO modelled estimates cover ages 15 and over. The World series uses those ILO modelled estimates.
Survey-based for national and Eurostat series. Available for Spain, regions, provinces, EU countries, US states, US counties, United Kingdom regions, Canadian provinces, Australia and its six states, New Zealand with 10 of its regions, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland (national), not Spanish municipalities. For municipalities use registered_unemployment_rate.
How to cite
Source: Stats NZ and licensed by Stats NZ for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. Household Labour Force Survey, table 6: unemployment rate by regional council area, not seasonally adjusted (series HLFQ.S2F3Qx). https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/labour-market-statistics-june-2026-quarter/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Where a value is marked as calculated by Invokely, this work is based on Stats NZ data, which are licensed by Stats NZ for reuse under the same licence.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the unemployment rate in Wellington?
Unemployment rate in Wellington was 4.9% in Q2 2026, according to Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. That is up 0.7 pts from Q2 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Household Labour Force Survey, table 6: unemployment rate by regional council area, not seasonally adjusted (series HLFQ.S2F3Qx). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.
What was the highest unemployment rate in Wellington?
6.3% in Q1 2026, the highest value since Q2 2024 in this series.