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flag New Zealand's unemployment rate ticked up to 5.2%, slightly better than forecasts, with wage growth slowing.

flag New Zealand's unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in the second quarter of 2025, up from 5.1% in the previous quarter and 4.7% from a year ago. flag This slight increase is slightly better than the 5.3% forecast but represents a 1.9 percentage point rise since June 2022. flag The underutilization rate, including the unemployed and underemployed, increased to 12.8%. flag Despite these figures, Finance Minister Nicola Willis highlighted that the rate was lower than Treasury forecasts, attributing the improvement to the government's economic management efforts. flag Average hourly earnings rose by 4.5% from the previous year, though wage growth has slowed to 2.4%. flag The Reserve Bank is expected to cut interest rates further to support the labor market.

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