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![<i>Brian Gaynor</i>: Surge in jobless hitting younger Kiwis hardest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
<i>Brian Gaynor</i>: Surge in jobless hitting younger Kiwis hardest
The recession has been particularly savage on young workers with 18.4 per cent of the 15 to 24 age group now unemployed.
![Foreshore and Seabed Act could go this year, PM tells Maori](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Foreshore and Seabed Act could go this year, PM tells Maori
After a warm welcome at Te Tii Marae, PM John Key told gathered Maori 2010 could see a 'better solution' to the foreshore and seabed issue.
![Dollar dips below US70c, hit by surprise unemployment stat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Dollar dips below US70c, hit by surprise unemployment stat
Today's unemployment figure has surprised many, with most - including the Reserve Bank, expecting a figure well under 7 per cent.
![Wellsford coping after factory shutdown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Wellsford coping after factory shutdown
Irwin Industrial Tools had been Wellsford's icon and biggest employer, but with the factory abandoned, the town is moving on.
![Spanish unemployment hits four million](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Spanish unemployment hits four million
The Spanish government said that 125,000 people registered as unemployed last month, taking the jobless total to around 17.5 per cent of the working population.
![Thousands queue for 150 jobs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Thousands queue for 150 jobs
Most of the jobs were offering low pay and many had unsociable hours, but the applicants turned up in their thousands.