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Unemployment expected to remain steady at 5.3 pct - data due 4 Feb, 10.45 am.
Labour market probably at the bottom, but improvement gradual.
Prospect of some modest job growth.
Wage growth to remain subdued, lagging inflation.
Data not likely to change RBNZ rates on hold policy.
Unemployment looks set to linger around a near-decade high, but may show signs that the labour market downturn has ended.
Most major bank economists expect the unemployment rate to stay unchanged at 5.3 percent for the three m
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