Employment Indicators - weekly

The weekly employment indicators use the timelier and more detailed payday filing that has been available from Inland Revenue since April 2019. Our series includes number of paid jobs and earnings for three time lag series that have different coverage of jobs depending on their pay period.

The 6-day series includes jobs with a pay period equal to or less than 7 days, while the 20-day series covers jobs with pay periods of 14 days or fewer. The 34-day series includes all jobs regardless of their pay period.

Due to the nature of the administrative data that these indicators draw from, the accuracy of the data improves the further out from the reference week it relates to. Stats NZ advise strong caution in making decisions based on this data.

The weekly employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market.