Victoria jobs creation record high
22 July 2016 by News DeskVictoria jobs – Melbourne and the rest of the state is ahead of the whole nation when it comes to creating full-time jobs.
Melbourne: driving record jobs growth
Victoria jobs – In the past year 87,800 full-time positions have been created across the state, an all-time record. Victoria’s annual jobs growth of 4.5 per cent is the biggest in the state since June 1989.
Victoria jobs creation has been in permanent full-time positions and new jobs created for both men and women, with 42,800 new jobs for men and 45,000 for women.
Growth of female employment, at 6.6 per cent, is at its’ best level for 20 years.
In June the unemployment rate across Australia rose to 5.8% in seasonally adjusted terms, and stayed steady at 5.7% in trend terms.
Good news is that this employment growth has all been in full-time jobs that have increased by 38,400. Over the same period, part-time employment has fallen by 30,600.
Victoria jobs creation drives national growth
“These latest figures highlighting Victoria jobs creation show that Australia remains a land of opportunity,” says Darrell Todd, founder of thinkingaustralia.
“Thousands of jobs across a range of industries are available in Australia now and new jobs will continue to be created for decades to come”.
“The true strength of the economy is measured by the creation of full-time employment. More jobs = growth – and growth = more jobs”.
The past seven months has seen an average of 20,100 jobs created every month.
While Australia has not been immune to global economic slowdown and uncertainty, there are only 400 fewer people in full-time employment today than there was six months ago.
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