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Unemployment in the South Burnett has declined for the third year in a row after peaking at almost
10 per cent in 2015 … and the decline is also being seen by all our Wide Bay-Burnett neighbours<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 15, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unemployment in the Wide Bay-Burnett region has fallen for the third year in a row, according to the latest Small Area Labour Markets (SALM) data compiled by the Department of Jobs and Small Business.<\/p>\n

After peaking in 2015, unemployment has declined for three years in a row in the South Burnett, Gympie, Fraser Coast and Bundaberg council areas.<\/p>\n

It has also declined for the past two years in Cherbourg.<\/p>\n

The latest SALM data shows unemployment fell by 0.5 per cent in both the South and North Burnett between December 2017 and December 2018.<\/p>\n

It also fell by 0.7 per cent in Cherbourg; by 0.8 per cent in Gympie and Fraser Coast; and by 1 per cent in Bundaberg.<\/p>\n

The South Burnett’s unemployment rate is now 8.2 per cent, a figure last seen in December 2013.<\/p>\n

South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell welcomed the news.<\/p>\n

“This is a great result for our region and a good indication of the heavy lifting being undertaken by businesses and industry,” the Mayor said.<\/p>\n

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Unemployment in the Wide Bay-Burnett region December 2010 to December 2018; the figures in this chart show the percentage of the workforce classed as unemployed (Data: SALM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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