Jobseeker beneficiaries in Canterbury have jumped by 18pc in the past year as the massive rebuild winds down.

Inland Revenue is set to cut 1500 jobs between 2018 and 2021.

The Employment Court has ruled Affco must allow 200 Wairoa freezing workers to return to their jobs.

INTERACTIVE: Unemployment rates have fallen to the lowest level since recession but not everyone is feeling the benefits.

The unemployment rate has unexpectedly fallen to a six year low of 5.3 per cent.

The U.S. faces the dilemma of whether to take in refugees from the Syrian civil war, but it could prove beneficial for the economy.

An economy with a permanent pool of unemployed and with no real growth in wage rates is also an economy with less purchasing power and demand than it ideally needs, writes Bryan Gould.

Unemployment rate rises to 6 per cent - the first rise in three years.

Look around you. Whether you're commuting or reading this at work, it's likely that in just a few years' time, the person to your right or left will have had their job taken by a robot. Maybe it will be yours.

Policymakers inevitably get things wrong from time to time, writes Brian Fallow. But if they are to learn from their mistakes, they first have to acknowledge that they are mistakes.

Workers at Christchurch's New Zealand Post contact centre are devastated to learn their jobs soon won't exist.

The layoffs come after Michael Bloomberg's return about a year ago following three terms as New York mayor.

Digital innovations and the development of robotics are disrupting industries across the globe.

A key result from EY's recent global job creation survey indicates that 65 per cent of those aged between 18 and 25 plan to run their own business at some point: 27 per cent immediately and 38 per cent after working for someone else.

There's something about working and it's not just the money, writes Gene Nicolson, a former employment skills tutor who found himself out of work.

The jobless rate is up as the number of new jobs created fails to keep pace with an expanding population.

Union chief says he received a tip that hundreds of Westpac staff face losing their jobs.

Some regions will "fail" economically and perhaps socially unless we help them to adjust, the Salvation Army says.

The New Zealand dollar has dropped by US1c after labour data out this morning showed wage growth was less than expected.

Celebrations are planned this evening after McDonald's and Unite Union reached an agreement to end "zero hour" contracts.

The seasons in George R.R. Martin's "Game of Thrones" aren't regular or celestial, just like business cycles.

New Zealand's wealthiest philanthropists and community trusts are being urged to link up with local employers to create jobs for unemployed young people.

The US economy continues to surge back to life, moving into territory which some economists describe as "full employment". However, Americans who are still without a job may disagree.

With youth unemployment running at more than 50 per cent, Spain's Supreme Court has decided even grown-up children must be supported by their families unless they have a job.

New research suggests extended joblessness could also dampen our personalities. And that can make it harder to find more work.

Job security in Canada remains at elevated levels despite energy companies and retailers firing workers.

A surge in the number of job seekers outpaced strong employment growth in the last three months of 2014 and is keeping a lid on pay rises.