Latest from Unemployment

Brooke van Velden: Govt needs to move fast on dire worker shortage

Inability to secure staff is driving businesses to the wall and worsening health crisis.

Aussie v NZ: Who's better placed to face the economic slowdown?

Australia faces its own worker shortage - will that be bad news for the NZ job market?

Kuslan Sugathapala: Return to economic decency overdue

OPINION: Researcher explores where NZ went wrong - and finds it is still going there.

Wage jump: Weekly earnings jump in biggest leap since records began

The stats say median wages are well up - but does your paycheck tell the same story?

Louise Upston: The Jobseeker free ride is ending

OPINION: National's spokesperson for Social Development tackles welfare dependency.

Carmel Sepuloni: Youth need a hand up - not a token handout

OPINION: Minister for Social Development responds to National Party policy announcement.

Liam Dann: Record low Māori unemployment something to celebrate

You'd think we'd be shouting that record low of 5.4 per cent from the rooftops.

Surprise unemployment rise won't ease inflation worries

Rising wages could add to the risk that inflation becomes embedded, economists say.

Liam Dann: Why slashing govt spending right now would be a bad idea

How we spend government money matters but austerity policies won't help beat inflation.

More mortgage pain - Reserve Bank delivers double rate hike

The RBNZ has warned of much higher rates to come pushing its OCR peak to almost 4 per cent

Liam Dann: Blunt force trauma - how much OCR pain can the economy take?

How hard will the RBNZ hit the economy as it chases down inflation in coming months?

Liam Dann: Economy has 'headroom' to handle challenges

Kiwis are getting gloomy but S&P Global Ratings retains confidence in NZ economic outlook.

Income insurance scheme a step closer as law passes

It means ACC can look into implementing the $3.5 billion income insurance scheme.

Trades training receives $230m boost in Budget 2022

The investment will provide support for another 24,000 apprentices.

Roger Partridge: Border announcements a mix of half-measures, muddled thinking

OPINION: NZ's border settings continue to confound, NZ Initiative chairman writes.

Solo dad on benefit says he'll be no better off working for minimum wage

'I can understand why there is a reluctance to move away from the safety net benefits.'