Britain's employers plan to continue shedding jobs.

New Zealand's unemployment rate has climbed to its highest level since the so-called "winter of discontent" in 2000.

The unemployment rate rose to a nine-year high 6.5 per cent in the September quarter.

Double accounting major forced to go on the dole after job-seeking desperation.

NZ's dole queue has shrunk for the first time this year, raising hopes that employment might pick up sooner than expected.

Workers are feeling more upbeat about their jobs in the wake of better than expected economic news, according to a bank survey.