Note: This work is based on/includes Stats NZ's data which are licensed by Stats NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Data for each industry is originally derived using movements in the Employer Monthly Schedule and Household Labour Force Survey.
Values have been rounded.
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Number of people directly employed in tourism New Zealand 2023, by industry
In the year ended March 2023, over *** thousand people in New Zealand were directly employed in tourism or tourism-related industries. That year, food and beverage services had the highest number of employees across all tourism and tourism-related industries, employing around ** thousand people.
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MBIE (New Zealand). (February 27, 2024). Annual number of people directly employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1406491/new-zealand-number-of-people-directly-employed-in-tourism-by-industry/
MBIE (New Zealand). "Annual number of people directly employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 27, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1406491/new-zealand-number-of-people-directly-employed-in-tourism-by-industry/
MBIE (New Zealand). (2024). Annual number of people directly employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1406491/new-zealand-number-of-people-directly-employed-in-tourism-by-industry/
MBIE (New Zealand). "Annual Number of People Directly Employed in The Tourism Sector in New Zealand in 2023, by Industry (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Feb 2024, /statistics/1406491/new-zealand-number-of-people-directly-employed-in-tourism-by-industry/
MBIE (New Zealand), Annual number of people directly employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1406491/new-zealand-number-of-people-directly-employed-in-tourism-by-industry/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Annual number of people directly employed in the tourism sector in New Zealand in 2023, by industry (in 1,000s) [Graph], MBIE (New Zealand), February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1406491/new-zealand-number-of-people-directly-employed-in-tourism-by-industry/
