Northern Territory Employment Lags

"The failure of the Martin Government to make inroads into the Territory's 4.6% unemployment rate is of great concern,” says Terry Mills, Deputy Opposition Leader.

"To get to the end of the Dry Season and have a Territory unemployment rate 1.5% above where it was at the start of the year, suggests increasing problems with the Territory labour market.

"The fact that the Territory's unemployment rate has gone from well below the national average at the start of the year, to well above it today, confirms the failure of the Martin Government to take advantage of the sustained expansion of the national economy.

"The Territory is enjoying the fruits of the same minerals driven expansion that has fed the Western Australian economy.

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Northern Territory Employment Lags
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