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Latest NZ unemployment figure may not give a true picture of the number of people out of work

  • Written by: Ananish Chaudhuri, Professor of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, University of Auckland
Latest NZ unemployment figure may not give a true picture of the number of people out of workNWM/Shutterstock

New Zealand’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.9% in the December quarter, down from 5.3% in the previous quarter. One commentator argued this drop clearly establishes that a strong health response from the government was also the best economic response.

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