❓ Opposition MP Michael Mischin questions the McGowan government's job creation claims, prompting a response highlighting ABS data and contrasting it with the previous government's economic performance.
AnsweredQoN 1491Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
MCGOWAN GOVERNMENT —
JOB CREATION
1491. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to the government's
progressive claims of having created jobs in Western Australia.
(1) How is the number of alleged
jobs calculated?
(2) Are these jobs full time, part
time or casual?
(3) Are these jobs new employment
positions or merely the labour component of any given project?
(4) What is the average and median
duration of these alleged jobs?
(5) On what basis does the
government claim credit for the creation of these jobs?
JOB CREATION
1491. Hon MICHAEL MISCHIN to the minister representing the
Treasurer:
I refer to the government's
progressive claims of having created jobs in Western Australia.
(1) How is the number of alleged
jobs calculated?
(2) Are these jobs full time, part
time or casual?
(3) Are these jobs new employment
positions or merely the labour component of any given project?
(4) What is the average and median
duration of these alleged jobs?
(5) On what basis does the
government claim credit for the creation of these jobs?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Treasurer.
(1)–(5) Since
March 2017, 55 639 jobs have been created under the McGowan Labor government.
This data is from the Australian Bureau of Statistics—that national
statistical agency—which is the widely accepted authority for economic
data in Australia, which may be news to the member. The data represents the
total number of employed persons in seasonally adjusted terms. This compares
with not a single new job over the second term of the previous government,
which notably included the loss of 36 087 full-time jobs.
Under the McGowan Labor government,
the economy has returned to growth, with gross state product growing by 3.5 per
cent in the first two years of this government. This compares with the previous Liberal–National government leaving
the state with its only recorded recession, in 2016–17, its final year
in office. The McGowan Labor government can claim credit for the creation of
jobs, given its strong economic and financial management.
some notice of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by
the Treasurer.
(1)–(5) Since
March 2017, 55 639 jobs have been created under the McGowan Labor government.
This data is from the Australian Bureau of Statistics—that national
statistical agency—which is the widely accepted authority for economic
data in Australia, which may be news to the member. The data represents the
total number of employed persons in seasonally adjusted terms. This compares
with not a single new job over the second term of the previous government,
which notably included the loss of 36 087 full-time jobs.
Under the McGowan Labor government,
the economy has returned to growth, with gross state product growing by 3.5 per
cent in the first two years of this government. This compares with the previous Liberal–National government leaving
the state with its only recorded recession, in 2016–17, its final year
in office. The McGowan Labor government can claim credit for the creation of
jobs, given its strong economic and financial management.
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