Steady progress – NZ labour market preview, Q4 2013

Labour market indicators point to a modest fall in the unemployment rate to 6.1% in the December 2013 quarter. It’s not unusual for the labour market – and particularly wages – to remain subdued even at this stage of an economic upturn, but we expect a more substantial improvement to emerge over the course of this year.

Read the full report: Economic Research

 

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