Are we beginning to see signs of economic recovery?

The latest unemployment figures bring some glimmers of hope that we may be turning a corner....

The latest figures from Stats NZ show that the unemployment rate remained steady over the first quarter of the year, at 5.1%.

It had been predicted that the level might rise further during this year’s first quarter to around 5.3%, but that hasn’t happened.

The number of people in full-time employment has dropped by 45,000 over the year, while the number i…