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Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET): NZ data and downloads

NEET rate, 15–24 year olds was 13.8% in Jun 2026 qtr, up 0.8 points on a year earlier.

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Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa. Last retrieved 10 October 2026.

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET)
Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET). NEET rate, 15–24 year olds, Mar 2004 qtr to Jun 2026 qtr, latest 13.8%.0%5%10%15%20%2004200720112015201920222026
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PeriodNEET rate, 15–24 year olds (%)
Jun 2026 qtr13.8%
Mar 2026 qtr14.4%
Dec 2025 qtr13.3%
Sep 2025 qtr13.7%
Jun 2025 qtr13.0%
Mar 2025 qtr12.8%
Dec 2024 qtr13.5%
Sep 2024 qtr12.3%
Jun 2024 qtr12.9%
Mar 2024 qtr12.5%
Dec 2023 qtr12.3%
Sep 2023 qtr12.1%
Jun 2023 qtr11.7%
Mar 2023 qtr10.7%
Dec 2022 qtr11.2%
Sep 2022 qtr11.4%
Jun 2022 qtr11.8%
Mar 2022 qtr11.9%
Dec 2021 qtr11.0%
Sep 2021 qtr12.2%
Full data: youth neet
June 2026 quarterNEET rate, 15–24 year olds 13.8%
Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET). NEET rate, 15–24 year olds: 13.8% in Jun 2026 qtr.

Lines break at accounting-basis changes and missing periods. Source: Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa.

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Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET): NZ data and downloads: definitions

The share of 15–24 year olds not in employment, education or training, seasonally adjusted, quarterly from 2004.

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET): NZ data and downloads: comparison limits

These affect how the figures can be compared.

  • Includes young people caring for family or unable to work through illness or disability.

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET): NZ data and downloads: data by period

The latest ten periods for up to the first six series. Downloads contain every published observation.

PeriodNEET rate, 15–24 year olds
Jun 2026 qtr13.8%
Mar 2026 qtr14.4%
Dec 2025 qtr13.3%
Sep 2025 qtr13.7%
Jun 2025 qtr13.0%
Mar 2025 qtr12.8%
Dec 2024 qtr13.5%
Sep 2024 qtr12.3%
Jun 2024 qtr12.9%
Mar 2024 qtr12.5%

Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET): NZ data and downloads: questions for your AI

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Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa, Household Labour Force Survey
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10 October 2026