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Monthly filled jobs data shows a slight rise in May, but figures for the previous two months have been revised down; the primary sector is a ray of sunshine in a gloomy labour market

Monthly filled jobs data shows a slight rise in May, but figures for the previous two months have been revised down; the primary sector is a ray of sunshine in a gloomy labour market

Keith Woodford digs into NZ population data and makes some surprising discoveries

Keith Woodford digs into NZ population data and makes some surprising discoveries

Monthly filled jobs data shows a decline in April, while figures for the previous two months have also been revised down

Monthly filled jobs data shows a decline in April, while figures for the previous two months have also been revised down

Low pay isn’t a fixable bug in our free market system, it’s one of its indispensable features, Chris Trotter says

Low pay isn’t a fixable bug in our free market system, it’s one of its indispensable features, Chris Trotter says

Unemployment remained the same and wage pressures were muted in the March quarter

Unemployment remained the same and wage pressures were muted in the March quarter

Labour market figures to be released in the coming week are likely to show a continuation of the recent rise in unemployment. David Hargreaves has a look at what we might expect

Labour market figures to be released in the coming week are likely to show a continuation of the recent rise in unemployment. David Hargreaves has a look at what we might expect

Monthly filled jobs data has so far not shown any declines this year, which indicates the unemployment level may have peaked or be close to it

Monthly filled jobs data has so far not shown any declines this year, which indicates the unemployment level may have peaked or be close to it

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Survey shows lowest levels of confidence since the immediate aftermath of the first Covid lockdown in 2020

Westpac McDermott Miller Employment Confidence Survey shows lowest levels of confidence since the immediate aftermath of the first Covid lockdown in 2020

Seek reports 2% decline in February job ads as hiring demand slows following January rise

Seek reports 2% decline in February job ads as hiring demand slows following January rise

Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics says talk of a US recession is now everywhere having seemed unlikely three months ago

Patrick Watson of Mauldin Economics says talk of a US recession is now everywhere having seemed unlikely three months ago

New Zealand adds nearly 8,000 filled jobs in January, but annual job numbers decline

New Zealand adds nearly 8,000 filled jobs in January, but annual job numbers decline

Job ads jumped 4% in January, marking largest monthly rise since July 2024, as hiring activity picks up across most regions and industries with competition 'fierce'

Job ads jumped 4% in January, marking largest monthly rise since July 2024, as hiring activity picks up across most regions and industries with competition 'fierce'

New Zealand's unemployment rate rises to 5.1% as 32,000 workers drop out of the labour force

New Zealand's unemployment rate rises to 5.1% as 32,000 workers drop out of the labour force

Labour market figures to be released in the coming week, could show unemployment hitting 5% for the first time since a brief spike during the pandemic, but David Hargreaves says with interest rates now coming down employment levels may start to settle

Labour market figures to be released in the coming week, could show unemployment hitting 5% for the first time since a brief spike during the pandemic, but David Hargreaves says with interest rates now coming down employment levels may start to settle

Another monthly rise in the number of filled jobs in December may indicate that New Zealand's rate of unemployment is close to peaking

Another monthly rise in the number of filled jobs in December may indicate that New Zealand's rate of unemployment is close to peaking