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Queensland Premier Anna Bligh blames migrating workers from other states for Queensland's high unemployment

Daryl Passmore, The Sunday Mail (Qld), January 08, 2012 12:00AM ANNA Bligh has been caught out over excuses for Queensland's unenviable position as mainland Australia's unemployment capital. The Premier is blaming a rush of jobseekers to the Sunshine State for dole queues remaining stubbornl... ... (09-Jan)

Bligh’s jobs promise sinks as Qld’s unemployment remains highest in nation

Queensland’s trend unemployment rate of 5.8 per cent continues to be the highest in the nation as the Bligh Labor Government’s breadwinner jobs target looms as another broken promise, the State Opposition said. LNP Shadow Treasurer Tim Nicholls said while the other resource rich state Western Austr... ... (08-Dec)

ALP jobs target short by 20,000

Source: Courier Mail 14 October 2011THE Bligh Government will have to triple its current job creation effort if it is to meet its 100,000 jobs pledge. With only an extra 100 jobs created in Queensland in September, the State Government remains almost 20,000 short of its goal, having created fewer th... ... (14-Oct)

Massive jobs drop in construction industry

A lack of confidence in the Queensland construction industry had seen 7,537 full-time jobs lost in the three months to August, the State Opposition said today. LNP Parliamentary Leader Jeff Seeney said the total construction job losses in the past six months had reached 11,627. "The lack of sensib... ... (28-Sep)

Anna Bligh's 100,000 jobs pledge hit by 10-year high unemployment figures

Source: Courier Mail 9 September 2011THE Bligh Government's 100,000 jobs pledge has been thrown in doubt by unemployment figures spiking to a 10-year high. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 155,000 Queenslanders are out of work, the worst figures since November 2001. About 15,0... ... (09-Sep)

Queensland’s jobless rate jumps yet again

Queensland’s job queues are just going to get longer and longer with the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealing the jobless rate has jumped again, the State Opposition warned today. “Last month, the jobless rate, seasonally adjusted, climbed to 6.2 per cent which is exactly half ... ... (08-Sep)

Queensland’s jobless worst in nation

QUEENSLAND’S jobless rate climbed to 5.6 per cent in July – the worst in the nation, compounding reports earlier this week that business conditions were the weakest in mainland Australia. LNP Shadow Treasurer Tim Nicholls said today’s jobless figure could not be ignored nor brushed aside by the Pre... ... (13-Aug)

Calls for stimulus as 10,000 jobs go

UNIONS and retailers have called for a second round of stimulus from the Federal Government as more than 10,000 Queenslanders lost their jobs last month. (Source: Courier Mail 12 August 2011) Official figures showed that Queensland had became the nation's jobless capital with unemployme... ... (12-Aug)

State stalling on work front. Jobs drying up shy of Blight's 100,000 target

THE State Government's quest to see 100,000 jobs created in its current term is getting tougher by the day. (Source: Courier Mail 8 August 2011) Economists warn that job creation has almost dried up and employers have stopped hiring because Australians are refusing to spend. The Bligh Government h... ... (08-Aug)

Beef City closure another blow to Beef industry

The reported closure of the ‘Beef City’ feedlot and abattoir west of Toowoomba is another major blow to the Queensland cattle industry, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Food and Regional Queensland Andrew Cripps, said the potential loss of 1,100 local... ... (11-Jul)

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