New Zealand unemployment rates
In June 2006, New Zealand's unemployment rate was 3.6%, lower than Australia at 5.0%, the United Kingdom at 5.4%, Canada at 6.2% and France at 8.8%. The only countries to have a lower unemployment rate than New Zealand were Switzerland at 3.1% and Korea at 3.5%. The OECD average in June 2006 was 6.1%.
