New Zealand’s pool of labor expanded at a slightly slower pace in the three months through September, suggesting that a surge in foreign workers entering the country is starting to peak.

The number of residents aged 15 years and over who could work rose by 25,400 in the third quarter to an estimated 4,219,200, Statistics New Zealand said Wednesday in Wellington. That’s down from 30,600 in the second quarter and 31,800 in the first three months of the year.

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