New Zealand Unemployment Rate 1990s

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank
8.18% decade average (1990-1999)

New Zealand's unemployment rate during the 1990s ranged from 6.29% (1996) to 10.67% (1992), averaging 8.18% over 10 years of data.

1990s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1990 7.98% +0.65pp 41st
1991 10.61% +2.64pp 141st
1992 10.67% +0.04pp 138th
1993 9.80% −0.87pp 122nd
1994 8.35% −1.45pp 113th
1995 6.46% −1.89pp 83rd
1996 6.29% −0.16pp 76th
1997 6.86% +0.53pp 88th
1998 7.72% +0.84pp 103rd
1999 7.02% −0.70pp 92nd