More jobs lost as run of bad employment data continues

Tasmanian Labor
  • 500 more Tasmanian jobs lost
  • Liberals' $600 million broken infrastructure promises taking their toll
  • Peter Gutwein must outline his plan to get Tasmania back on track
  • Payroll Jobs and Wages data released today shows another 500 Tasmanian jobs were lost in the fortnight to May 8.

    Acting Labor Leader Anita Dow said today's data continued the backwards trend of Tasmania's employment figures.

    "The data released today shows another 500 Tasmanians have lost their jobs," Ms Dow said.

    "This number follows data revealed last week that presented staggering figures of 2,500 job losses in April and the bad news that Tasmania's unemployment rate is the worst in the nation."

    Ms Dow said the data was a sign that the Liberals' $600 million of broken infrastructure promises was taking its toll.

    "The Liberal Government's failure to deliver its infrastructure promises is simply costing Tasmanian jobs, with construction employment down nearly 1 per cent for the month, the worst of any state.

    "And Peter Gutwein's failure to stand up to Scott Morrison on the extension of JobKeeper is having an effect, with jobs in the retail sector falling by 1.1 per cent, again the worst of any state.

    "Peter Gutwein must outline his plan for jobs across Tasmania and how he is going to get the infrastructure program back on track and provide ongoing support to Tasmanian small businesses."

    Anita Dow MP

    Acting Labor Leader

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