tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post7575233542367099762..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Unemployment rate: Only slightly above the post-2000 average, says TreasuryLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-56338805895459149222014-12-02T07:00:46.975+13:002014-12-02T07:00:46.975+13:00Theoretically. The official figure is derived from...Theoretically. The official figure is derived from the Household Labour Force Survey which has a sample of 15,000 households who are questioned quarterly over a period of two years and the statistics are extrapolated accross the working age population.<br /><br /> "Unemployed: all people in the working-age population who, during the reference week, were without a paid job, available for work, and had either actively sought work in the past four weeks ending with the reference week, or had a new job to start within the next four weeks."<br /><br />http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/income-and-work/employment_and_unemployment/HouseholdLabourForceSurvey_HOTPSep14qtr.aspx<br /><br />Numbers on benefits are here:<br /><br />http://www.msd.govt.nz/about-msd-and-our-work/publications-resources/statistics/benefit/index.html<br /><br />They don't match for a number of reasons, not least that the unemployed don't necessarily qualify for a Jobseeker benefit.<br />Which you may already know.<br />Lindsay Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-32759820396832181182014-12-01T23:22:08.809+13:002014-12-01T23:22:08.809+13:00Question...
If you are unemployed and not receivi...Question...<br /><br />If you are unemployed and not receiving the dole do you still show up on the unemployment figures???Jamienoreply@blogger.com