New Zealand unemployment rate rises to 7.3 percent

The unemployment rate rose to 7.3 percent in the September 2012 quarter, up from 6.8 percent in the June 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Employment contracted in the September quarter. A fall of 8,000 people employed brought the employment rate down to 63.4 percent. The last t…

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New Zealand unemployment rate rises to 7.3 percent