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Unexpected rise in unemployment ahead of election

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Thu, 5 Nov 2026, 6:21am
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Unemployment has risen, up 5000 from the September quarter. Photo / 123rf

The latest unexpected rise in unemployment could be a sign the economy isn't doing as well as expected.

Four hundred and 38-thousand people aren't working as much as they could be in the September quarter.

That includes 174-thousand - about 5.7 percent of the workforce - who wanted a job but didn't have one.

Infometrics Principal Economist Brad Olsen shares his thoughts with Ryan Bridge. 

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