Work-related injury claims 2024 data collection

Reference period This release contains provisional statistics for work-related claims for injuries in the 2024 calendar year. It also includes final statistics for injuries in the 2023 calendar year. Both these are as reported by 20 June 2025. Data sources Data on claims for work-related injuries is from the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC). All claims are included under the calendar year when the injury occurred. 2024 figures are provisional; final figures for 2024 will be published in 2026. Claims for fatal work-related injuries can take up to two years to be finalised. Figures for the number of full-time equivalent (FTEs) are sourced from the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) and are used to calculate incidence rates. We also refer to figures from the 2023 Census and the HLFS within the release. Comparability with previous work-related claims releases Due to various updates and revisions to the work-related claims data, we advise not to compare release publications between different years. These include: Household labour force survey redevelopment The Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) was redeveloped in 2016. Due to the HLFS redevelopment, caution should be used when comparing rates from before the redevelopment with rates after the redevelopment. See the HLFS redevelopment effect on incidence rates item for more information. en-NZ