UPDATE 3-New Zealand jobless rate hits 11-year high in run-up to polls

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(Adds comments from Labour spokeswoman, finance minister, details; paragraphs 5-7) * Employment falls 0.1% in quarter to September * New Zealand jobless rate hits 5.7% in Q3, highest since 2015 *

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