17 Jun 2025

Careers expo attracts thousands amid record unemployment

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 17 June 2025

Unemployment is at a four year high; 5.1% or 156,000 people, and that means competition is fierce. There were 21,000 more people on the jobseeker benefit in May compared to last year. This year's career expo in Auckland has attracted thousands of job hunters, not just those looking for a new job, but also new careers. Louise Ternouth reports.