The jobless rate in New Zealand came in at a seasonally adjusted 4.2 percent in the third quarter of 2019, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.That exceeded expectations for 4.1 percent and was up from the 11-year low mark of 3.9 percent in the three months prior.On a yearly basis, employment was up 0.9 percent - in line with expectations following the 1.7 percent jump in the previous three m...
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May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.