Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: New Zealand's labour market compares favourably with the countries that we generally compare ourselves with. The latest report from the OECD shows for the June quarter New Zealand has the sixth lowest rate of unemployment in the OECD at 3.3 percent compared with the US in 10th place, the UK and Australia in 14th equal, and Canada in 22nd place. In terms of employment rates, New Zealand ranks fourth in the OECD, ahead of Australia on seventh, the UK on 12th, and Canada in 13th equal, and the US in 22nd equal place. The robust labour market is supporting the economy in what is a volatile and uncertain global environment.