Employment

New Zealanders’ worry about cost of living persists; Significant concerns around unemployment for under 35-year-olds.

According to latest Ipsos Aotearoa New Zealand Report, New Zealanders are still finding it tough financially; little reprieve expected in the next 12 months, with 1 in 4 finding it difficult to manage financially.

Ipsos NZ releases localised findings of a new 30-country study for the 2025 International Women's Day. More than half of New Zealanders think things would work better if more women held positions of responsibility - 57% of New Zealanders agree that things would work better if more women held positions with responsibility in government and companies. Additionally, 42% New Zealanders also define themselves as a feminist. This is significantly higher than the 30-country global average* (38%).

All three sub-indices are stable as sentiment remains muted among the world’s most advanced economies

Sentiment continues its downward spiral among many of the world’s most advanced economies

Expectations Index continues its decline as sentiment remains low among the world’s most advanced economies.

Expectations and investment sentiment continues to decline

New global poll finds unemployment remains the top issue around the world. What Worries the World study finds the majority of people across 26 countries think that their country is on the wrong track — Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, Italy and Hungary being the most concerned.

The latest Ipsos Global Consumer Confidence for July 2017 is 48.7.