Latest / Early Edition with Ryan Bridge
Jennifer Mills: Employment Specialist on the rise in people on the Jobseeker benefit
There’s a belief more redundancies are causing a rise in work ready Jobseekers.
The Ministry of Social Development's September figures show a yearly increase of 29,000 people on a main benefit, a rise of 12%.
Minister Louise Upston describes rising unemployment as a consequence of years of high inflation, high government spending, and economic recession.
Employment specialist Jennifer Mills told Ryan Bridge there's also been a 33% drop in job advertisements in the last quarter, which shows there's not enough jobs.
LISTEN ABOVE
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.