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

Labour Market Integration of Recent Migrants in New Zealand: Findings from the three waves of the Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand [2012-05-17]
The report is based on results from the Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand (LisNZ), and identifies significant predictors of positive economic integration for recent migrants.

Learning the Lingo: The challenge of gaining English proficiency [2012-05-17]
This study reports on the English language acquisition of skilled migrants to New Zealand. Understanding the challenge of gaining English language proficiency is important as language acquisition is known to be a critical factor in a migrant’s ability to settle in a new country.

Jobs Online - April 2012 [2012-05-16]
Jobs Online shows, in seasonally adjusted terms, that skilled job vacancies decreased by 3.1% in April. Similarly, all job vacancies fell by 2.4% in April.

Monthly migration trends key indications - March 2012 [2012-05-15]
This report summarises key indicators of migration trends for the 2011/12 financial year to date (1 July 2011 through 31 March 2012). The report’s main focus is on two areas: the New Zealand Residence Programme (NZRP) and temporary visa entry.

Employment and unemployment - March 2012 quarter [2012-05-14]
This report provides you with an analysis of the March 2012 quarter Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS), which Statistics New Zealand released on 3 May 2012.

Work Stoppages: 2011 Calendar Year [2012-05-09]
Work stoppage statistics are used as an indicator of the state of industrial relations in New Zealand by focusing on strikes and lockouts.