Go the Bay!

The Bay of Plenty leads the country in the latest job figures.

Today's National Business Review reports that parts of the lower North Island managed a respectable showing in latest job creation statistics, but the figures still largely reinforce the economic dynamism of more northerly regions.

The most recent detailed job figures released today by Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) show that for the year to June 2007, the Bay of Plenty led the country in percentage rise of new jobs, with an increase of 3.4 percent to a total of 103,180.

Go the Bay! (and good luck against Northland tonight)