Job Market by City — New Zealand
65 Top Industries · 2026
Auckland City
43,076 jobs
Wellington City
13,797 jobs
Christchurch Central
12,839 jobs
Queenstown
5,096 jobs
Hamilton City
4,199 jobs
Dunedin Central
3,227 jobs
Tauranga Central
3,013 jobs
Waikato
2,769 jobs
Wellington Central
2,721 jobs
Nelson Central
1,789 jobs
New Plymouth Central
1,683 jobs
Whangarei Central
1,525 jobs
Palmerston North Central
1,509 jobs
Canterbury
1,479 jobs
West Coast
1,388 jobs
Rotorua Central
1,377 jobs
Lower Hutt
1,348 jobs
Napier Central
1,222 jobs
Southland
1,170 jobs
Otago
1,168 jobs
Hastings Central
1,109 jobs
Invercargill Central
1,100 jobs
Bay Of Plenty
1,036 jobs
Hamilton Central
986 jobs
Workfromhome
880 jobs
Porirua
853 jobs
Whanganui
831 jobs
Manawatu County
830 jobs
Gisborne
731 jobs
Timaru
628 jobs
Northland
623 jobs
East Tamaki
563 jobs
Hawke'S
524 jobs
Wakefield
508 jobs
Blenheim
486 jobs
Waikato District
476 jobs
Mount Maunganui
452 jobs
Taupo
451 jobs
Albany
426 jobs
Mount Wellington
420 jobs
Upper Hutt
419 jobs
Penrose
400 jobs
Ashburton
397 jobs
North Shore
354 jobs
Whakatane
348 jobs
Marlborough
344 jobs
Auckland Airport
339 jobs
Newmarket
332 jobs
Manukau
309 jobs
Cambridge
295 jobs
Mangere
294 jobs
Waitakere
289 jobs
Greymouth
274 jobs
Wiri
269 jobs
Rolleston
258 jobs
Takapuna
246 jobs
Balclutha
245 jobs
Taranaki
243 jobs
Papakura
241 jobs
Masterton
240 jobs
Wanaka
239 jobs
Pukekohe
236 jobs
Henderson
217 jobs
Rosedale
216 jobs
Te Awamutu
211 jobs