Unemployment Falls to the Lowest on Record

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today welcomed the best jobs figures in the regions history with unemployment in the Greater Illawarra falling to the lowest on record.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Illawarra and South Coast Gareth Ward MP has today welcomed the best jobs figures in the regions history with unemployment in the Greater Illawarra falling to the lowest on record.

“When we came to office, we said we’d make NSW Number One Again. Today, I am proud to release figures that show the Illawarra and South Coast are benefiting from our strong economic management.

“Our Government has cut taxes, axed red tape and is investing in infrastructure and skills to ensure every part of our State is benefiting.

“When Labor left office, our State was number 8 – we were the last jurisdiction in the nation. These figures indicate that our region is making the strongest contribution it has made to the economy in our history and the best is yet to come,” Mr Ward said.

THE FACTS:

Illawarra (includes Keira, Wollongong, Shellharbour and parts of Heathcote, Kiama and Wollondilly) has added 26,000 jobs since we came to office, quadruple the 6,200 jobs added in Labor’s last decade in power.

Southern Highlands & Shoalhaven (includes South Coast and parts of Goulburn and Kiama) has added a whopping 9,500 jobs in the last 12 months, more than all of Labor’s last two terms in office (6,700).

Greater Illawarra’s unemployment rate is just 5.5%, the lowest rate on record. Jobs have increased by 19,700 in the last year alone, more than in all of Labor’s last decade in office (16,700).