❓ A parliamentary question regarding unemployment trends in Western Australia, with the Minister providing statistics on job creation, unemployment rates (general and youth), and government initiatives to address unemployment, comparing them to figures from the previous government.
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One of the biggest issues facing the community is unemployment. Can the minister advise the House what the unemployment trends in Western Australia are and how they compare with the trends inherited from the previous government? Mr BOARD
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I thank the member for some notice of this question. Following the Premier’s announcement of the strong performance of Western Australia in respect of export figures released this week, the first thing I should say when I talk about employment or unemployment in Western Australia is that no government should be complacent while one person remains unemployed. The reality is that we need to pursue constantly new ways of achieving low unemployment through the creation of jobs. The Premier recently announced that 180 000 jobs have been created in Western Australia since this administration came into government in 1993. I am pleased to indicate that Western Australia’s unemployment rate for the general population is at the level of 6.1 per cent. We have constantly had low figures for the past six months. The youth unemployment rate is 13 per cent. While the Government does not want any young people to be unemployed, the rate is 5.6 per cent below the national average. The figure should be compared to the same period during 1992 when the youth unemployment rate was 32.1 per cent. The general unemployment rate in 1993 was 11 per cent. We are now flattening out at approximately 6 per cent, and the rate was 5.9 per cent last month. It shows that there is confidence in Western Australia and that investment and job creation is strong. The Government is playing a strong role as it has contributed a record $3.3b in capital works this year. While the Government may be knocked because of its capital works program, it should be remembered that the convention centre alone will create 5 000 construction jobs. That is the sort of investment this Government is putting into Western Australia. As Minister for Training, I believe the training initiatives, particularly the partnerships with industry through the vocational education and training sector - in which record numbers of young people are participating - are creating an opportunity for young people to go straight into the work force. This Government will continue these strong policies. Notwithstanding that there are fluctuations, we hope to maintain the levels reflected in the figures announced today.
Mr BOARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Following the Premier’s announcement of the strong performance of Western Australia in respect of export figures released this week, the first thing I should say when I talk about employment or unemployment in Western Australia is that no government should be complacent while one person remains unemployed. The reality is that we need to pursue constantly new ways of achieving low unemployment through the creation of jobs. The Premier recently announced that 180 000 jobs have been created in Western Australia since this administration came into government in 1993. I am pleased to indicate that Western Australia’s unemployment rate for the general population is at the level of 6.1 per cent. We have constantly had low figures for the past six months. The youth unemployment rate is 13 per cent. While the Government does not want any young people to be unemployed, the rate is 5.6 per cent below the national average. The figure should be compared to the same period during 1992 when the youth unemployment rate was 32.1 per cent. The general unemployment rate in 1993 was 11 per cent. We are now flattening out at approximately 6 per cent, and the rate was 5.9 per cent last month. It shows that there is confidence in Western Australia and that investment and job creation is strong. The Government is playing a strong role as it has contributed a record $3.3b in capital works this year. While the Government may be knocked because of its capital works program, it should be remembered that the convention centre alone will create 5 000 construction jobs. That is the sort of investment this Government is putting into Western Australia. As Minister for Training, I believe the training initiatives, particularly the partnerships with industry through the vocational education and training sector - in which record numbers of young people are participating - are creating an opportunity for young people to go straight into the work force. This Government will continue these strong policies. Notwithstanding that there are fluctuations, we hope to maintain the levels reflected in the figures announced today.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Following the Premier’s announcement of the strong performance of Western Australia in respect of export figures released this week, the first thing I should say when I talk about employment or unemployment in Western Australia is that no government should be complacent while one person remains unemployed. The reality is that we need to pursue constantly new ways of achieving low unemployment through the creation of jobs. The Premier recently announced that 180 000 jobs have been created in Western Australia since this administration came into government in 1993. I am pleased to indicate that Western Australia’s unemployment rate for the general population is at the level of 6.1 per cent. We have constantly had low figures for the past six months. The youth unemployment rate is 13 per cent. While the Government does not want any young people to be unemployed, the rate is 5.6 per cent below the national average. The figure should be compared to the same period during 1992 when the youth unemployment rate was 32.1 per cent. The general unemployment rate in 1993 was 11 per cent. We are now flattening out at approximately 6 per cent, and the rate was 5.9 per cent last month. It shows that there is confidence in Western Australia and that investment and job creation is strong. The Government is playing a strong role as it has contributed a record $3.3b in capital works this year. While the Government may be knocked because of its capital works program, it should be remembered that the convention centre alone will create 5 000 construction jobs. That is the sort of investment this Government is putting into Western Australia. As Minister for Training, I believe the training initiatives, particularly the partnerships with industry through the vocational education and training sector - in which record numbers of young people are participating - are creating an opportunity for young people to go straight into the work force. This Government will continue these strong policies. Notwithstanding that there are fluctuations, we hope to maintain the levels reflected in the figures announced today.
Following the Premier’s announcement of the strong performance of Western Australia in respect of export figures released this week, the first thing I should say when I talk about employment or unemployment in Western Australia is that no government should be complacent while one person remains unemployed. The reality is that we need to pursue constantly new ways of achieving low unemployment through the creation of jobs. The Premier recently announced that 180 000 jobs have been created in Western Australia since this administration came into government in 1993. I am pleased to indicate that Western Australia’s unemployment rate for the general population is at the level of 6.1 per cent. We have constantly had low figures for the past six months. The youth unemployment rate is 13 per cent. While the Government does not want any young people to be unemployed, the rate is 5.6 per cent below the national average. The figure should be compared to the same period during 1992 when the youth unemployment rate was 32.1 per cent. The general unemployment rate in 1993 was 11 per cent. We are now flattening out at approximately 6 per cent, and the rate was 5.9 per cent last month. It shows that there is confidence in Western Australia and that investment and job creation is strong. The Government is playing a strong role as it has contributed a record $3.3b in capital works this year. While the Government may be knocked because of its capital works program, it should be remembered that the convention centre alone will create 5 000 construction jobs. That is the sort of investment this Government is putting into Western Australia. As Minister for Training, I believe the training initiatives, particularly the partnerships with industry through the vocational education and training sector - in which record numbers of young people are participating - are creating an opportunity for young people to go straight into the work force. This Government will continue these strong policies. Notwithstanding that there are fluctuations, we hope to maintain the levels reflected in the figures announced today.
It shows that there is confidence in Western Australia and that investment and job creation is strong. The Government is playing a strong role as it has contributed a record $3.3b in capital works this year. While the Government may be knocked because of its capital works program, it should be remembered that the convention centre alone will create 5 000 construction jobs. That is the sort of investment this Government is putting into Western Australia. As Minister for Training, I believe the training initiatives, particularly the partnerships with industry through the vocational education and training sector - in which record numbers of young people are participating - are creating an opportunity for young people to go straight into the work force. This Government will continue these strong policies. Notwithstanding that there are fluctuations, we hope to maintain the levels reflected in the figures announced today.
Mr BOARD replied: I thank the member for some notice of this question. Following the Premier’s announcement of the strong performance of Western Australia in respect of export figures released this week, the first thing I should say when I talk about employment or unemployment in Western Australia is that no government should be complacent while one person remains unemployed. The reality is that we need to pursue constantly new ways of achieving low unemployment through the creation of jobs. The Premier recently announced that 180 000 jobs have been created in Western Australia since this administration came into government in 1993. I am pleased to indicate that Western Australia’s unemployment rate for the general population is at the level of 6.1 per cent. We have constantly had low figures for the past six months. The youth unemployment rate is 13 per cent. While the Government does not want any young people to be unemployed, the rate is 5.6 per cent below the national average. The figure should be compared to the same period during 1992 when the youth unemployment rate was 32.1 per cent. The general unemployment rate in 1993 was 11 per cent. We are now flattening out at approximately 6 per cent, and the rate was 5.9 per cent last month. It shows that there is confidence in Western Australia and that investment and job creation is strong. The Government is playing a strong role as it has contributed a record $3.3b in capital works this year. While the Government may be knocked because of its capital works program, it should be remembered that the convention centre alone will create 5 000 construction jobs. That is the sort of investment this Government is putting into Western Australia. As Minister for Training, I believe the training initiatives, particularly the partnerships with industry through the vocational education and training sector - in which record numbers of young people are participating - are creating an opportunity for young people to go straight into the work force. This Government will continue these strong policies. Notwithstanding that there are fluctuations, we hope to maintain the levels reflected in the figures announced today.
I thank the member for some notice of this question. Following the Premier’s announcement of the strong performance of Western Australia in respect of export figures released this week, the first thing I should say when I talk about employment or unemployment in Western Australia is that no government should be complacent while one person remains unemployed. The reality is that we need to pursue constantly new ways of achieving low unemployment through the creation of jobs. The Premier recently announced that 180 000 jobs have been created in Western Australia since this administration came into government in 1993. I am pleased to indicate that Western Australia’s unemployment rate for the general population is at the level of 6.1 per cent. We have constantly had low figures for the past six months. The youth unemployment rate is 13 per cent. While the Government does not want any young people to be unemployed, the rate is 5.6 per cent below the national average. The figure should be compared to the same period during 1992 when the youth unemployment rate was 32.1 per cent. The general unemployment rate in 1993 was 11 per cent. We are now flattening out at approximately 6 per cent, and the rate was 5.9 per cent last month. It shows that there is confidence in Western Australia and that investment and job creation is strong. The Government is playing a strong role as it has contributed a record $3.3b in capital works this year. While the Government may be knocked because of its capital works program, it should be remembered that the convention centre alone will create 5 000 construction jobs. That is the sort of investment this Government is putting into Western Australia. As Minister for Training, I believe the training initiatives, particularly the partnerships with industry through the vocational education and training sector - in which record numbers of young people are participating - are creating an opportunity for young people to go straight into the work force. This Government will continue these strong policies. Notwithstanding that there are fluctuations, we hope to maintain the levels reflected in the figures announced today.
Following the Premier’s announcement of the strong performance of Western Australia in respect of export figures released this week, the first thing I should say when I talk about employment or unemployment in Western Australia is that no government should be complacent while one person remains unemployed. The reality is that we need to pursue constantly new ways of achieving low unemployment through the creation of jobs. The Premier recently announced that 180 000 jobs have been created in Western Australia since this administration came into government in 1993. I am pleased to indicate that Western Australia’s unemployment rate for the general population is at the level of 6.1 per cent. We have constantly had low figures for the past six months. The youth unemployment rate is 13 per cent. While the Government does not want any young people to be unemployed, the rate is 5.6 per cent below the national average. The figure should be compared to the same period during 1992 when the youth unemployment rate was 32.1 per cent. The general unemployment rate in 1993 was 11 per cent. We are now flattening out at approximately 6 per cent, and the rate was 5.9 per cent last month. It shows that there is confidence in Western Australia and that investment and job creation is strong. The Government is playing a strong role as it has contributed a record $3.3b in capital works this year. While the Government may be knocked because of its capital works program, it should be remembered that the convention centre alone will create 5 000 construction jobs. That is the sort of investment this Government is putting into Western Australia. As Minister for Training, I believe the training initiatives, particularly the partnerships with industry through the vocational education and training sector - in which record numbers of young people are participating - are creating an opportunity for young people to go straight into the work force. This Government will continue these strong policies. Notwithstanding that there are fluctuations, we hope to maintain the levels reflected in the figures announced today.
It shows that there is confidence in Western Australia and that investment and job creation is strong. The Government is playing a strong role as it has contributed a record $3.3b in capital works this year. While the Government may be knocked because of its capital works program, it should be remembered that the convention centre alone will create 5 000 construction jobs. That is the sort of investment this Government is putting into Western Australia. As Minister for Training, I believe the training initiatives, particularly the partnerships with industry through the vocational education and training sector - in which record numbers of young people are participating - are creating an opportunity for young people to go straight into the work force. This Government will continue these strong policies. Notwithstanding that there are fluctuations, we hope to maintain the levels reflected in the figures announced today.
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