Statistics New Zealand reports unemployment rising to 5.6% in June quarter, highest since 2015
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Statistics New Zealand reports unemployment rising to 5.6% in June quarter, highest since 2015
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Weaker labour data tempered expectations for the RBNZ tightening path, contributing to NZD/USD slipping toward 0.587 and modest bid in NZ government bond futures as markets reassessed terminal OCR pricing.
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- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-08-05
- Published
- 2026-10-20
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- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Statistics New Zealand reports unemployment rising to 5.6% in June quarter, highest since 2015”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-05. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-05/statistics-new-zealand-reports-unemployment-rising-to-5-6-in-june-quarter-highes-536474
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