-- The seasonally adjusted number of filled jobs across New Zealand industries rose 0.3% month on month to 2.4 million in March, following a 0.2% increase in the previous month, data from Stats NZ showed on Tuesday.
Filled jobs in the primary, goods-producing, and service industries rose by 0.6%, 0.1%, and 0.3% respectively.
By industry, the largest increase was in health care and social assistance, with filled jobs up 1.8%, or 5,201 jobs, compared with March 2025.
Meanwhile, total gross earnings rose 2.5% in March on an accrual basis compared with March 2025, while total gross earnings for the same month reached NZ$16.7 billion.