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EMPLOYMENT FIGURES

Mr PISONI (Unley) (14:42): Will the Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills explain why, after Labor promised to create 100,000 new jobs at the 2010 election, there are now fewer South Australians working full time than when this promise was made two years ago?

The Hon. T.R. KENYON (Newland—Minister for Employment, Higher Education and Skills, Minister for Science and Information Economy, Minister for Recreation and Sport) (14:43): It is no secret that the economy has not been at full speed. It is somewhat struggling—

An honourable member interjecting:

The SPEAKER: Order!

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: —so it is no surprise that employers are making some adjustments to the way they employ people. I have to say that it is to their great credit that it appears that they are doing that by reducing hours, not employees. That explains why we are able to maintain an unemployment rate of 5.2 per cent. It is the 90th month in a row that the unemployment rate has been below 6 per cent.

When the former government left office in 2002, the unemployment rate was 7 per cent. Their worst rate was 11.2 per cent. At no point in the last—

Mr Pisoni: You promised 100,000 new jobs—not a single full-time job.

The SPEAKER: Order, member for Unley!

The Hon. T.R. KENYON: —90 months—that is 7½ years off the top of my head—has it been above 6 per cent. It is a very flexible economy that we are seeing at the moment. We are seeing employers do the right thing, and they are to be commended for it.

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