Special work figure up
PA Wellington More than 40.000 New Zealanders are out of work or employed on special work schemes. Figures announced by the Ministr of Labour (Mr Gordon) show 17,245 people were on Special work at June 16—an increase of 1026 over the figure at June 2. A week ago the number of people unemployed on the same date totalled 23,619. This brings the combined figure to 40,864. Mr Gordon also said that the Government is extending the closing date for its additional jobs programme to
September 30. Under the programme, private sector employers can qualify for a wage subsidy of up to $5O a week for each person engaged through the Labour Department. Special work figures as at June 16, for the circulation area of “The Press,” with the June 2 figures in parenthesis, are: Blenheim: public 153 (136), private 48 (39); Nelson: public 200 (184), private 101 (100); Greymouth: public 306 (306), private 68 (62); Christchurch: public 1935 (1840), private 326 (277); Timaru: public 38 (33), private 68 (63).
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Press, 4 July 1978, Page 19
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