John MacDonald: My question to you about the economy
Do you feel better off than you did three years ago?
With it being election year, that’s the question politicians are going to be asking you. It’s the question I’m asking you too in light of the latest unemployment numbers - which are the highest in more than a decade.
That’s the overall number. In Canterbury, things are a little bit better. The unemployment rate here is down and we’ve got 12,000 extra jobs. That was in the three months to December.
Nevertheless, we can’t deny that the better things are everywhere, then the better off we will all be.
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