Queensland’s unemployment rate is now the third worst in the country, rising to 6% in December from 5.9% in November.
The figures, released by Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday morning, placed Queensland behind Tasmania and Victoria, both on 6.1%.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says 143,900 jobs were created since Labor won the 2015 election, however, Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington believes the unemployment rate is “not good enough”.