The Labour and Immigration Research Centre leads New Zealand Government research and evaluation activity for employment and skills, workplace relations, occupational health and safety, immigration and settlement, and accident compensation policy.

What we do

Our activity provides a solid evidence base for labour market and immigration policy development, and for improving service delivery across the Department as a whole. We collect, analyse, and disseminate core labour market information to inform decision-making and the national labour market discourse. Our outputs are of value to governments and ministers, as well as to employers and individuals, and those with an interest in social and economic policy.

What's New

Population movement in the Pacific: A perspective on future prospects [2012-02-23]
This report investigates population movement in the Pacific through to 2050, through the lenses of international migration and development, drivers of miration in the Pacific, and migration to the Pacific Rim.

Jobs Online Monthly Report - January 2012 [2012-02-15]
Jobs Online measures changes in job vacancies advertised on the two main internet job boards - SEEK and Trade Me Jobs.

Labour Market Factsheets [2012-02-07]
Labour Market Factsheets are designed to give quick facts about key interest groups in the New Zealand Labour Market. There are factsheets on five groups - Maori, Pacific Peoples, Females, Youth and Older People.

Joint MSD/DoL Quarterly Regional Labour Market Reports [2012-02-07]
The Joint MSD/DoL Quarterly Regional Labour Market Reports provide regularly updated labour market information at a Regional Council level.

Employment and Unemployment [2012-02-07]
This report informs you about the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) results for the June 2011 quarter, which were released on 4 August 2011.

Wage Growth - December 2011 Quarter [2012-02-07]
The December 2011 quarter data confirms that wage growth is gradually recovering.