Unemployment
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
Mayors back Otago jobs fair
A Dunedin jobs day will try to get hundreds of the city's unemployed people into vacancies in South Otago.
Labour market hit by slowing economy
Unemployment has risen to 5.9 percent as employment growth slows, with wage growth still muted.
Cellphone data
Jameson Toole from MIT is looking at how mobile phone data can be used to predict unemployment and measure economic performance far more quickly and cheaply than conventional statistical surveys. Audio
Budget changes will barely touch the sides in north
In Northland - where unemployment's running at nearly ten per cent - groups working with the poor say budget measures to help them will be swallowed up and barely touch the sides as they go down. Audio
Rate of unemployment is unchanged at 5.8%
The number of people in jobs has hit a record, but the market has been surprised by weaker-than-expected wage growth. Audio
Bid to tackle youth unemployment in Auckland
This week the Auckland Council and Youth Connections held a jobfest for youth at the Manukau campus of MIT, connecting thousands of youth with employers. Audio