Youth bear brunt of softening labour market 
                ANALYSIS: And a quick review of New Zealand's economic performance over the past 12 months.
                
                    
    
                
                
                    New Zealanders aged 15-24 account for nearly half of the increase in this year’s unemployment. 
                
                
             
            
        
        
            
                
                    If you have a young person at home you’ve been nudging to go out and get a part-time or student job, and they swear they’ve been applying but have had no luck, they may just be telling you the truth.
Statistics show young New Zealanders aged 15-24 have borne the brunt of the current softening of
                
                
                    
                        
    
        
            
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