Michael Ferguson,Minister for Finance
Our Plan to rebuild a stronger Tasmania is working with jobs growth continuing in September.
The latest ABS payroll data shows that we had the second highest monthly growth rate in the country, with the number of jobs growing 0.3 per cent over the month to 19 September. We also had the equal highest growth rate in the country in the week to 19 September.
This steady increase in jobs reflects our Government’s measured and responsible approach to our recovery.
The Tasmanian Liberal Government is focused on job creation and we welcome the Federal Government’s additional $401 million investment in our roads and infrastructure, which will drive jobs growth and complement our $3.1 billion construction blitz which is underpinning around 15,000 jobs.
