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In fact the HLFS (Household Labour Force Survey) employment numbers are not erratic at all. The annual increase in the volume of work in the economy each quarter has been tracking down since June quarter 2011, and the September quarter figures continued that trend.
The simple answer is that in September quarter there was an increase in the unemployed on the number in June quarter 2012 because the economy created too few jobs.
*Unemployment drops as people give up*
We started the second half of 2013 with the economy appearing to have some momentum behind it. Since then however, consumer and business confidence has dipped a little. Nevertheless, overall conditions remain positive. Despite these positive noises, the labour market conditions remain somewhat erratic and September quarter labour market results, released on 6 November, are unlikely to be as positive as many are hoping.
In February 2014, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released data on the Australian employment and unemployment for the January 2014 month.
The Bay of Connections Māori Economic Development strategy was officially launched in February 2014, the culmination of 18 months of collaboration across the region, with hundreds of people involved in its development.
Christchurch continues to heavily influence NZ’s growth
I truly don’t get it. Many financial market commentators appear to be saying that because the New Zealand economy is a rock star, we need to now endure increases in interest rates.
In the first three months of 2014, China’s factories have experienced a decrease in their output, with manufacturing activity across China dropping to its lowest level in the past eight months. This decline in manufacturing output has come on the back of Chinese economic reforms put in place in 2013, restricting companies’ easy access to cheap finance and cutting support for unprofitable companies.