Unemployment Hits 11-Year High Under Luxon's Government49,000 more New Zealanders are out of work than when this Government took office, according to figures released by Stats NZ this morning showing 171,000 people unemployed and actively looking for work. "Christopher Luxon's economic decisions have produced the highest unemployment rate in over a decade. Political tit for tat aside, it's time for the Prime Minister to put his hands back on the wheel of this economy and invest in our country. A thriving economy needs a fair tax system, tackling mega-corporate greed and market power consolidation. "Prime Minister, building a thriving economy means supporting the little guy, not patronising them as your Government cuts local jobs and infrastructure investment then consolidates contracts to give them to multi-national corporations.