--- page_version: d687ed4343be009827a4ea6ad3baf831 content_date: 2026-09-29 entity_id: report:new-zealand-cities-with-lowest-unemployment entity_type: report name: Cities with lowest unemployment in New Zealand canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/new-zealand-cities-with-lowest-unemployment.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/reports/new-zealand-cities-with-lowest-unemployment.md snapshot_id: approved-static-c6015be852c3d22b generated_at: 2026-09-29 last_verified: 2026-08-26 citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ citation_title: Cities with lowest unemployment in New Zealand citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-c6015be852c3d22b citation_version: "d687ed4343be009827a4ea6ad3baf831" citation_retrieval_date: "2026-09-29" citation_build_date: "2026-09-29" citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Cities with lowest unemployment in New Zealand New Zealand municipalities ranked by their own published total unemployment rate, without regional substitutes. - Canonical: /reports/new-zealand-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ - Last checked: 2026-08-26 ## Answers ### Queenstown, New Zealand 1.5 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/queenstown-lakes-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Blenheim, New Zealand 1.8 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR/blenheim - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Cambridge, New Zealand 1.9 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR/cambridge - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Rolleston, New Zealand 2 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR/rolleston - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Paraparaumu, New Zealand 2.5 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR/paraparaumu - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Ashburton, New Zealand 2.6 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/ashburton-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Timaru, New Zealand 2.8 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/timaru-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Pukekohe, New Zealand 2.9 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR/pukekohe - Checked: 2026-08-26 ### Nelson, New Zealand 3.4 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/nelson-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Taupo, New Zealand 3.6 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/taupo-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### New Plymouth, New Zealand 3.7 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/new-plymouth-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Upper Hutt, New Zealand 3.7 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/upper-hutt-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Invercargill, New Zealand 3.8 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/invercargill-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Masterton, New Zealand 3.8 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/masterton-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Tauranga, New Zealand 4 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/tauranga-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Christchurch, New Zealand 4.1 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/christchurch-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Hastings, New Zealand 4.1 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/hastings-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Napier, New Zealand 4.3 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/napier-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Lower Hutt, New Zealand 4.4 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/lower-hutt-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Palmerston North, New Zealand 4.5 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/palmerston-north-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Whangarei, New Zealand 4.6 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/whangarei-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Dunedin, New Zealand 5 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/dunedin-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Porirua, New Zealand 5.2 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/porirua-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Hamilton, New Zealand 5.6 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/hamilton-city - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Gisborne, New Zealand 6.1 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/gisborne-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Whanganui, New Zealand 6.1 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/whanganui-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ### Rotorua, New Zealand 6.4 % - Source: https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/rotorua-district - Checked: 2026-08-03 ## Method Every row is a published unemployment rate observation measured in %, ranked lowest first. The values were observed in 2023. A place appears only when it publishes this exact metric, so an absent place means missing data rather than a low value. Only published cities with at least 20,000 residents and city-level observations qualify. ## Sources Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/queenstown-lakes-district tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR/blenheim tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR/cambridge tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR/rolleston tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR/paraparaumu Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/ashburton-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/timaru-district tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/UR/pukekohe Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/nelson-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/taupo-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/new-plymouth-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/upper-hutt-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/invercargill-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/masterton-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/tauranga-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/christchurch-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/hastings-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/napier-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/lower-hutt-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/palmerston-north-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/whangarei-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/dunedin-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/porirua-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/hamilton-city Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/gisborne-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/whanganui-district Stats NZ — https://tools.summaries.stats.govt.nz/places/ta/rotorua-district ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Cities with lowest unemployment in New Zealand [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d687ed4343be009827a4ea6ad3baf831]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_cities-with-lowest-unemployment-in-new-zealand_e2a6160aadc1, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Cities with lowest unemployment in New Zealand}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-29}, version = {d687ed4343be009827a4ea6ad3baf831}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-29. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Cities with lowest unemployment in New Zealand](https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version d687ed4343be009827a4ea6ad3baf831; retrieved 2026-09-29; built 2026-09-29. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/reports/new-zealand-cities-with-lowest-unemployment/ - Title: Cities with lowest unemployment in New Zealand - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-c6015be852c3d22b` - Version: `d687ed4343be009827a4ea6ad3baf831` - Retrieved: 2026-09-29 - Built: 2026-09-29 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Boundary This ranking is a source-backed reference. Read the source, geographic grain and observation date before comparing rows.