UNEMPLOYED

Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33875, 21 June 1975, Page 3

UNEMPLOYED

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON, June 20. Ihe total number of registered unemployed had risen from 3882 at May 30 to 4260 at June 13. the Minister of Labour (Mr Faulkner) said today.

The number of unemployed males rose from 2454 to 2788 and the number of females from 1428 to 1472. The number of people race i v i n g unemployment benefits increased from 2140 to 2265. “New Zealand still continues to have the lowest unemployment rate in the Western world,” Mr Faulkner said. Only 0.2 per cent of the work force was receiving an unemployment benefit, he said. "Because of the active work on the Department of Labour and other Government departments in providing for a further 337 work-

-;ers, the total employed 1! under various projects inf creased to 2333. It is dis- . appointing to note, however, - that local-body sources arei t still not pulling their weight ) as much as they could in; this sector,” said Mr Faulk-! - ner. t “The Government will 4 work as hard as possible to; - ensure that all those in New! Zealand who wish to work) ; are able to do so — and in ij spite of the fact that the ; worst economic downturn since the 1930 s has hit New! » Zealand, we still have aj f i great record.” In Christchurch, the num- - ber of registered unemployed! - has risen from 75 to 99. |