Home / New ZealandChelsea DanielsThe Front Page podcast host·NZ Herald·5 Aug, 2026 05:00 AM3 mins to readNZ Herald Business Editor at large Liam Dann breaks down the latest unemployment figures from Stats NZ on The Front Page.Unemployment has risen again – and it’s worse than everyone expected.Stats NZ figures show the unemployment rate increased to 5.6% in the June quarter.That’s up from 5.4% in the March quarter – and it’s slightly higher than most economists were predicting.AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Is 5.6% unemployment just the start of a longer slump?
The underutilisation rate reached 13.8%, its highest level since 2013.
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