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![Jobless rate up to 6.5pc, highest in nine years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jobless rate up to 6.5pc, highest in nine years
New Zealand's unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level since the so-called "winter of discontent" in 2000.
![Jobless rate rises to 6.5pc](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Jobless rate rises to 6.5pc
The unemployment rate rose to a nine-year high 6.5 per cent in the September quarter.
![Economy reality kicks in for new graduates](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Economy reality kicks in for new graduates
Double accounting major forced to go on the dole after job-seeking desperation.
![Drop in jobless total lifts recovery hopes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Drop in jobless total lifts recovery hopes
NZ's dole queue has shrunk for the first time this year, raising hopes that employment might pick up sooner than expected.
![Worker confidence in job market returns - survey](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Worker confidence in job market returns - survey
Workers are feeling more upbeat about their jobs in the wake of better than expected economic news, according to a bank survey.