BREAKING NEWS: NZ Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.2% (+0.1%)
Stats NZ has just released the June 2025 quarter data, showing unemployment has edged up to 5.2% — the highest level since September 2020. Key stats:
📊 Men: 4.9%
📊 Women: 5.4%
📊 Total: 5.1%
Employment is a key driver of the economic cycle and a barometer of consumer confidence. A softening labour market increases the likelihood of interest rate cuts from the Reserve Bank as economic conditions cool.
NOTE: Interest rates price in future OCR moves — often well in advance.
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Poll: As a customer, what do you think about automation?
The Press investigates the growing reliance on your unpaid labour.
Automation (or the “unpaid shift”) is often described as efficient ... but it tends to benefit employers more than consumers.
We want to know: What do you think about automation?
Are you for, or against?
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9.4% For. Self-service is less frustrating and convenient.
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43.5% I want to be able to choose.
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47.1% Against. I want to deal with people.
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