Unemployment
Unemployment hits 8 year low but wages subdued
Unemployment has fallen below 5% for the first time in nearly eight years - but wages remain all but stagnant. Audio
Unemployment drops after tweaks to labour survey
Tweaks to how Statistics New Zealand counts people in the workforce have helped to edge unemployment figures down for the sixth quarter in a row.
Labour questions latest unemployment rates
Unemployment has declined for the sixth straight quarter but Labour is skeptical about whether changes to the way employment is measured are masking the true state of joblessness. Audio
Unemployment rate falls after Stats NZ revision
A new way of measuring the labour market has seen New Zealand's unemployment rate plunge to a seven-year low.
Unemployment rises, wage growth subdued
The unemployment rate has jumped to 5.7 percent, with 144,000 out of work.
Unemployment rises as labour force grows
Unemployment has risen to 5 point 7 percent in the March quarter - its fastest pace in more than 11 years. Audio
Good news for Māori labour market
Māori labour market outcomes have improved in the past five years, according to a newly released ministry report.
What's behind the fall in unemployment?
The government is celebrating the lowest unemployment figures in almost seven years but is being challenged on workforce participation. Audio
What is behind the fall in the unemployment rate?
The country's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in almost seven years, at 5.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015, with strong growth jobs in the construction sector as well as in… Audio
NZ Bus to lose South Auckland contract
More than 240 jobs are in limbo after the country's biggest urban bus operator, NZ Bus, lost its contract to operate in South Auckland.
Poverty
Vanessa Caldwell of the National Committe for Addiction Treatment talks about the PMs claim of drug dependency being a major factor in unemployment. Audio
English says unemployment forecasts "disappointing"
Unemployment is likely to rise even further, peaking at six and half percent in March next year, according to the latest Treasury predictions. Audio
Lack of drivers licences problem for rural youth
Thousands of young people are struggling to pay for their full drivers licences. Hawkes Bay's Intersectoral Leadership Group (made up of council, iwi leaders & representatives from education, health… Audio
Economic growth outlook softens
The ASB Bank expects the economy to stay in a soft patch well into next year.
Unemployment 'likely' to rise further
It is getting harder to find work, with unemployment hitting 6 percent in the September quarter and an economist predicts it will rise further. Audio
Oppostion hammers Government in Parl over unemployment rate
The opposition has laid into the Government in Parliament this afternoon over the quarterly unemployment rate hitting 6 percent. Audio
It gets harder to find a job
It is getting harder to find work - with unemployment hitting 6 percent . Audio
Unemployment Rate Hits Six Per Cent - Bernard Hickey
Stastics New Zealand has released figures showing the unemployment rate has hit six per cent, in the September quarter. It's up from 5.9 per cent three months earlier. Publisher of Hive News, Bernard… Audio
Economy loses jobs
As you heard in the news, the unemployment rate has nudged higher to 6 percent, in the three months ended September, as the economy lost jobs for the first time in three years. Audio
Gerd Leonhard - technological unemployment
Swiss futurist who is among many experts warning that machines are taking over our jobs. Audio
