More Kiwis going off Jobseeker benefit than going on it
For the first time since Covid-19 upended the economy, New Zealand has recorded a week in which more people have found work than lost it. Jobseeker figures for the last week of February show 3003 people went onto the benefit, while 3120 cancelled their Jobseeker support because they had found work. Infometrics senior economist Brad Olsen spoke to Susie Ferguson.