NZ employment decline is longest since financial crisis


Filled jobs dropped 0.1% following a revised 0.3% decline in June, Statistics New Zealand said, extending a slowdown that began in April. — Bloomberg

WELLINGTON: New Zealand employment fell for a fourth straight month in July, the longest slump since early 2009 when the economy was emerging from the global financial crisis.

Filled jobs dropped 0.1% following a revised 0.3% decline in June, Statistics New Zealand said in Wellington, extending a slowdown that began in April.

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