Unemployment
Unemployment 'likely' to rise further
It is getting harder to find work, with unemployment hitting 6 percent in the September quarter and an economist predicts it will rise further. Audio
Oppostion hammers Government in Parl over unemployment rate
The opposition has laid into the Government in Parliament this afternoon over the quarterly unemployment rate hitting 6 percent. Audio
It gets harder to find a job
It is getting harder to find work - with unemployment hitting 6 percent . Audio
Unemployment Rate Hits Six Per Cent - Bernard Hickey
Stastics New Zealand has released figures showing the unemployment rate has hit six per cent, in the September quarter. It's up from 5.9 per cent three months earlier. Publisher of Hive News, Bernard… Audio
Economy loses jobs
As you heard in the news, the unemployment rate has nudged higher to 6 percent, in the three months ended September, as the economy lost jobs for the first time in three years. Audio
Gerd Leonhard - technological unemployment
Swiss futurist who is among many experts warning that machines are taking over our jobs. Audio
Mayors back Otago jobs fair
A Dunedin jobs day will try to get hundreds of the city's unemployed people into vacancies in South Otago.
Labour market hit by slowing economy
Unemployment has risen to 5.9 percent as employment growth slows, with wage growth still muted.
Cellphone data
Jameson Toole from MIT is looking at how mobile phone data can be used to predict unemployment and measure economic performance far more quickly and cheaply than conventional statistical surveys. Audio
Budget changes will barely touch the sides in north
In Northland - where unemployment's running at nearly ten per cent - groups working with the poor say budget measures to help them will be swallowed up and barely touch the sides as they go down. Audio
Rate of unemployment is unchanged at 5.8%
The number of people in jobs has hit a record, but the market has been surprised by weaker-than-expected wage growth. Audio
Bid to tackle youth unemployment in Auckland
This week the Auckland Council and Youth Connections held a jobfest for youth at the Manukau campus of MIT, connecting thousands of youth with employers. Audio
Unemployment spiked to 5.7% in December
The unemployment rate spiked up to 5.7 percent in the December quarter, even though the labour force grew by 36-thousand people to a record number. Audio
Unemployment drops, job numbers rise but wages still flat
Unemployment has fallen to a five-and-a-half year low of 5.4 percent, while the number of people working has risen to a near record of 69 percent. Audio
Ron Gallipoli
After a hiatus from fronting abrasive post-punk band Sharpie Crows, Sam Bradford has taken up electronic music and returned as Ron Gallipoli, with a new album titled Ron Gallipoli Loves You All. We… Audio
WINZ expands scheme to support unemployed with illness issues
The Social Development Ministry is preparing to expand a Work and Income service model that came into effect last year which sees more intensive and individual case management for some people who were… Audio
At Least We Have Our Jobs by Francesca Emms
Jenny has to rethink her direction in life after losing her boyfriend and taking up a job in a government-funded agency. A satirical musical cabaret about real stuff. Audio
Ideas - Unemployment
Today on Ideas we take a look at unemployed worker movements now and in the past. Audio
