Liam Dann: NZ Herald Business Editor on the unemployment rate reaching 5.2%

episode

Best of Business not yet transcribed

▲ 0

Transcript

This episode hasn't been transcribed yet Upvotes decide what gets transcribed next — 0 so far. Sign in to upvote

More from Best of Business

Jannet Xuccoa: When's the right time for a trust? 44 min · 21 Dec 2025

All episodes from Best of Business →

Report any issue

Source

Recorded06 Aug 2025

Publisheromnycontent.com ↗

Handlerec:7246507

Show notes

Economic recovery is taking longer than many hoped. Unemployment's risen to a five-year high of 5.2%, up from 5.1% in the March quarter. New Zealand officially moved out of recession last year. The Herald's Liam Dann told Kerre Woodham the job market is taking longer to catch up, so many people may not be feeling better off. He says economists can tell us numbers are improving, but it takes longer for life to improve. Dann says anxiety about job security and AI is having ripple effects across the economy. He says a lot of professional people are uncertain about the future, and that's putting them off spending money. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ask this episode

“What did the council decide on item 42?” — answered with the speaker and the moment.