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Will a Rise in Minimum Wage Impact the Unemployment Rate?

In February 2022 Statistics New Zealand released figures showing a decrease in unemployment from the last quarter. The unemployment rate is now sitting at 3.2%. But simultaneously the government has also announced that in April 2022 the minimum wage will now increase to $21.20. So will the minimum wage increase affect the unemployment rate? Or …

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