Employment rate, 15–64 during each mayor's tenure
8 mayors, ranked by how the employment rate, 15–64 changed from their first day in office, next to New Zealand over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Mayor | City | In office | Total | vs NZ | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N Phil Goff | Auckland | 15 Oct 2016 – 16 Oct 2022 | +8.9 pp 2016 → 2022 | +4.6 pp NZ +4.3 pp | +1.5 pp/yr | |
| 2 | N Lianne Dalziel | Christchurch | 24 Oct 2013 – 8 Oct 2022 | +4.8 pp 2013 → 2022 | −2.3 pp NZ +7.1 pp | +0.5 pp/yr | |
| 3 | N Celia Wade-Brown | Wellington | 27 Oct 2010 – 10 Oct 2016 | +3.6 pp 2010 → 2016 | +0.1 pp NZ +3.5 pp | +0.6 pp/yr | |
| 4 | N Andy Foster | Wellington | 19 Oct 2019 – 15 Oct 2022 | +2.3 pp 2019 → 2022 | −0.3 pp NZ +2.6 pp | +0.8 pp/yr | |
| 5 |  Justin Lester | Wellington | 10 Oct 2016 – 19 Oct 2019 | +2.2 pp 2016 → 2019 | +0.4 pp NZ +1.8 pp | +0.7 pp/yr | |
| 6 | N John Banks | Auckland | 1 Nov 2001 – 31 Oct 2004 | +2.0 pp 2001 → 2004 | +0.1 pp NZ +1.9 pp | +0.7 pp/yr | |
| 7 | N Len Brown | Auckland | 1 Nov 2010 – 15 Oct 2016 | +1.0 pp 2010 → 2016 | −2.5 pp NZ +3.5 pp | +0.2 pp/yr | |
| 8 | N Dick Hubbard | Auckland | 31 Oct 2004 – 1 Nov 2007 | +0.6 pp 2004 → 2007 | −1.0 pp NZ +1.6 pp | +0.2 pp/yr | |
| 9 | N Kerry Prendergast | Wellington | 27 Oct 2001 – 27 Oct 2010 | −1.0 pp 2001 → 2010 | −1.9 pp NZ +0.9 pp | −0.1 pp/yr | |
| 10 | N John Banks | Auckland | 1 Nov 2007 – 1 Nov 2010 | −2.4 pp 2007 → 2010 | +0.3 pp NZ −2.7 pp | −0.8 pp/yr |
Showing 10 of 11 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last count complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that count had no data, or because the period cut it); New Zealand is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in pp; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. % of the population aged 15–64 · Stats NZ Household Labour Force Survey via the OECD metropolitan database (functional urban area), 15–64, annual, calendar years dated at mid-year · metropolitan area (functional urban area) data · as of Jul 2025.