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Unemployment rate rises to 4.8 per cent in September quarter

Waikato TimesThe PostStuffWednesday 6 November 2024 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated

In this story Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Stats NZ, BNZ, Infometrics

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New Zealand's unemployment rate increased to 4.8% in the three months ending in September, up from 4.6% in the previous quarter. This rise was lower than many economists and the Reserve Bank had anticipated. The figure is close to the 4.9% peak recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic in late 2020.

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First reported by Waikato Times, Wed 6 Nov 2024, 11:05am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 8 hours
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