Jobless claim slated
PA '• Wellington ■ • A claim by the Labour Party’s, shadow Minister’ of Labour, Mr .T. K. Burke, Lthat uriemployment in New Zealand could rise to more than 541,000 by the mid--19,80s if it 1 Continued to : grow, at its .present. rate was ridiculous, said the ' Minister of Labour (Mr 80l- 1 ger) last evening. ■ The present unemployl -meht rate was 3.1 per cent of the estimated labour
force, he said. The figure mentioned by Mr Burke was almost half of the work force. r '
“No-one really believes that kind of situation will occur,” said Mr Bolger. Mr Burke clearly did cot understand that the annual pattern; of . unemployment always peaked at this time of the year, mainly because of seasonal displacement of workers from _ freezing works and other, industries.
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Press, 12 August 1980, Page 6
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