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Australia confirmed as New Zealand’s poor jobs cousin

Ross Clennett
Aug 13, 2014
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Earlier this year I wrote about New Zealand's improved economic performance and how it was putting Australia in the shade.

The official data released since that blog only further highlights the strengthening of New Zealand’s position.

Consider the following comparative data:

Area

New Zealand

Australia*

June 2014 total employment

2.328 million (+3.8%)

11.578 mil…

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