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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Unemployment hits a nine year high
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:06:56
	Publish Date:		2025-11-05 04:09:00
	Description:		Unemployment has hit a near nine year high, at 5.3% in the three months ended September. That's 160,000 people out of work, the highest since early 1994. The percentage of unemployed young people between 15 and 24 years old hit 15.2%, with the total not in education or training rising to 13.8%. Chief executive at Whangarei-based tertiary education provider People Potential, Bronwyn Ronayne spoke to Lisa Owen.
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