WA's LOWEST UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

Figures released today from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show Western Australia has the lowest unemployment rate of all the States at 3.1 per cent and significantly lower than the Australian unemployment figure of 4.3 per cent.

The State’s unemployment rate dropped from 3.2 per cent last month, while the rest of the country remained steady.

Last month, 3,300 new jobs were created in WA, bringing the State’s participation rate to 68.6 per cent - the highest of all the States in Australia.