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Telegraph: Employers have warned young people no longer leave school 'work-ready'.

OPINION: Older workers face a tougher future as AI changes jobs and retirement plans.

OPINION: The Government should fund providers for measurable gains, not enrolments.

Businesses may need to adapt to a higher-inflation environment.

"Canterbury is growing, businesses are hiring and people are seeing it as a great place to build a future." Business Canterbury CEO Leeann Watson. Video / Herald NOW Business

Youth unemployment remains high, but the proportion of young people not in education, employment or training is more positive. Forsyth Barr's Zoe Wallis.

The underutilisation rate reached 13.8%, its highest level since 2013.

The unemployment rate was 5.6% in the June 2026 quarter. Video / Mark Mitchell

New labour market data shows more people are out of work.

Job vacancies have recovered from lows but remain below pre-Covid levels.

Hopes that unemployment would peak this year have faded.

'It's trending in the right direction, it's just not trending there very quickly.'

Jobseeker numbers sit at 215,200, well above the 2030 target of 140,000.

About 25,000 people have been repatriated from South Africa in recent weeks.

69,500 Aucklanders are unemployed. Auckland's rate is higher than the national average.

A union representing the workers says 60 jobs are on the line.

Alan McDonald from the EMA says the new Westpac-McDermott Miller index shows an all-time low for employment confidence, but businesses are resilient. Video / Ryan Bridge TODAY

The loss of confidence was shared across all survey measures and the worst in 20 years.

Victoria Carter discusses with Herald NOW Business the long-term cost of a generation struggling to find work. Video / Herald NOW Business

While the labour market shows resilience, the recovery is becoming increasingly uneven.

About 1.7% of members accessed funds early, up 68% in total value.

Recruiters report more cautious employers and jobseekers looking to Australia.

The MSD says no generative AI, such as ChatGPT, will be used in the system.

Artificial intelligence in the public sector could erode data privacy and integrity.

ANALYSIS: Liam Dann takes a deeper dive into the week's economic news.

BNZ's Stephen Toplis warns job growth has stalled for 29 straight months.

OPINION: Youth unemployment is already high as pressure comes on the job market.

It’s getting harder to convince young people their future is in New Zealand

OPINION: Our failing domestic policies are the cause of not having enough good workers.