WELLINGTON: New Zealand posted the smallest increase in its working-age population in 22 years, helping drive the jobless rate down to a record low and triggering wage demands that fuelled faster inflation.
The number of residents aged 15 years and over who could work rose by 20,100 in 2021, Statistics New Zealand said in Wellington.
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