Labour market statistics: March 2020 quarter
From stats.govt.nz
{table} The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent in the March 2020 quarter, up from 4.0 percent last quarter. For men, the unemployment rate rose to 4.1 percent, up from 3.8 percent last quarter. For women, the unemployment rate remained at 4.3 percent. The seasonally adjusted number of unemployed people rose to 116,000 (up 5,000) in the March 2020 quarter. This reflected 5,000 more unemployed men. {chart} The seasonally adjusted underutilisation rate rose to 10.4 percent this quarter, up from 10.0 percent last quarter. For men, the underutilisation rate remained at 8.3 percent. For women, the ...
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