Jobs Grow in Victoria

Victoria recorded an increase in full time employment in August.

ABS Labour Force data for August shows 16,900 new full time jobs were created in Victoria holding the unemployment rate steady at 5.1%. Victoria now has the second-lowest unemployment rate of any state, down from 5.5% a year ago.

The good news in employment follows recent National Accounts data which showed Victoria's economy grew by 0.6% in the latest quarter to record growth of 2.3% over the year.