226,000 in SA want work and more work
Feb 23, 2012
David Pisoni MP
Shadow Minister for Education
Shadow Minister for Employment, Training and Further Education
Shadow Minister for Early Childhood Development
226,000 in SA want work and more work
The number of South Australians in full-time work is the lowest in 12 months, with 1,300 full-time jobs disappearing in December 2011 alone.
Data just released by Roy Morgan reveals an even more disturbing story for the
226,000 South Australians, or one-in-four workers, who are either out of work or looking for more work.
After a year of announcements, promises and even a change in Premier, Labor has managed to deliver only part-time jobs.
Roy Morgan data collected in January confirms:
- In South Australia, of a workforce of 892,000, 106,000 (11.9 per cent) are unemployed.
- A further 120,000 (13.5 per cent) are underemployed (part-time workers looking for more work).
- The overall total of 226,000 South Australians (25.3 per cent) looking for work (or looking for more work) is the highest of any State.
“It is hardly surprising that so many South Australians are working fewer hours than they need, when our state’s businesses pay the highest taxes in Australia under the Weatherill Labor Government,” Shadow Employment Minister David Pisoni said.
”This means businesses have less money and lack the confidence to hire staff.
“With fewer full-time jobs, South Australians feel less confident and have less money to spend, explaining our poor retail figures and fewer housing loan starts.
“And the Roy Morgan survey does not take into account additional recent job cuts announced by Qantas, Holden and the banks.
“Labor made an election promise exactly two years ago to create 100,000 new jobs, but at this rate they won’t even meet half that target. Premier Weatherill must explain why South Australians have fewer opportunities after ten years of this Labor Government.”