The health care and social assistance industry had a 5.3 percent (13,692 jobs) annual increase in filled jobs numbers for the year ended December 2023, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
Across all industries filled jobs numbers were up 2.9 percent (64,843 jobs) in the December 2023 quarter compared with the December 2022 quarter.
"Filled jobs in the health care industry steadily grew throughout 2023 after a relatively subdued period in the second half of 2022," business employment insights manager Sue Chapman said.
Stats NZ calculates filled jobs by averaging weekly jobs paid throughout the quarter, based on tax data.
Public administration and safety saw the next largest increase, up 8.5 percent (13,128 jobs) in the year ended December 2023.
"The extra workers employed to help with the general election in October 2023 provided the biggest contribution to filled job growth in the public sector," Chapman said.
| Industry (ANZSIC06) | Filled jobs |
| Health care and social assistance | 13692 |
| Public administration and safety | 13128 |
| Accommodation and food services | 7065 |
| Education and training | 5889 |
| "Transport | 5686 |
| postal | 4734 |
| and warehousing" | 4064 |
| Construction | 3671 |
| Arts and recreation services | 2420 |
| Other services | 1439 |
| Financial and insurance services | 1382 |
| Information media and telecommunications | 1048 |
| Wholesale trade | 926 |
| "Electricity | 882 |
| gas | 453 |
| water | 318 |
| and waste services" | 138 |
| Retail trade | -867 |
| "Agriculture | -1225 |
| forestry | |
| and fishing" | |
| "Rental | |
| hiring | |
| and real estate services" | |
| Manufacturing | |
| Mining | |
| Administrative and support services | |
| "Professional | |
| scientific | |
| and technical services" |
Annual gross earnings up 9.0 percent
Total gross earnings for the year ended December 2023 increased by $14.2 billion (9.0 percent) from the year ended December 2022.
The total earnings for the December 2023 year reached $171.1 billion, up from $156.9 billion in the year prior.
The health care and social assistance industry was the largest contributor to this increase. Gross earnings were up $3.1 billion (17 percent) from the previous year.
Public administration and safety was the next largest increase, up $1.6 billion (12 percent).
Education and training was up $1.2 billion (9.7 percent) in the year ended December 2023.
| Date | Annual accrued earnings |
| Dec-13 | 91280 |
| Dec-14 | 96065 |
| Dec-15 | 100837 |
| Dec-16 | 106461 |
| Dec-17 | 112861 |
| Dec-18 | 120269 |
| Dec-19 | 127558 |
| Dec-20 | 131731 |
| Dec-21 | 143835 |
| Dec-22 | 156919 |
| Dec-23 | 171113 |
| Date | Annual accrued earnings percentage movement |
| Dec-13 | 4.2 |
| Dec-14 | 5.2 |
| Dec-15 | 5 |
| Dec-16 | 5.6 |
| Dec-17 | 6 |
| Dec-18 | 6.6 |
| Dec-19 | 6.1 |
| Dec-20 | 3.3 |
| Dec-21 | 9.2 |
| Dec-22 | 9.1 |
| Dec-23 | 9 |
