The number of New Zealanders on a benefit went down by nearly 10,000 during February, to 344,060. There were 3779 fewer on an Unemployment Benefit, half of whom were young people.
It’s a real positive that fewer people are on benefits. Our challenge now is dealing with the effects of the earthquake on unemployment, which are yet to filter through to benefit figures.
Work and Income offices continue to list around 1500 new jobs every week.
More information: http://beehive.govt.nz/release/benefit-numbers-decrease-february
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