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EPISODE · Feb 4, 2026 · 2 MIN

Alan McDonald: EMA Head of Advocacy, Finance and Strategy on unemployment

from Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · host Newstalk ZB

New Zealand's economic recovery could be more of a crawl, or a climb, than a bounce.  The job market remains tough, with unemployment now at a ten-year high.  EMA Head of Advocacy Alan McDonald told Ryan Bridge it's going to take a while for improved conditions and Government policy changes to flow through to the job market.  ASB Senior Economist Mark Smith says while jobs are being created, we're still about 30-thousand jobs shy of where we were three years ago.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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