TASMANIA'S unemployment woes continue to grow, with new figures showing the jobless rate has climbed to 7.4 per cent.
The state Opposition said the figures showed the State Government's jobs plan was not working.
However, Premier Lara Giddings said the figures, which she described as unacceptably high, showed the need for the Tasmanian Jobs Package, unveiled late last year.
Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show, in trend terms, Tasmania tops the nation's jobless rates at 7.4 per cent, up from 6.8 per cent a year ago, compared with the 5.4 per cent national average.
Western Australia (4.3 per cent) and the Northern Territory (3.9 per cent) have the lowest unemployment rates.
Opposition finance spokesman Peter Gutwein said the Government had had 14 years to fix unemployment problems and had failed.
"The Labor-Green minority experiment is destroying jobs and forcing many Tasmanians to leave the state in search of work," Mr Gutwein said.
"The disastrous forestry deal has ravaged regional communities across the state and it's clear that mining is the next industry to face attacks."
Ms Giddings said it was too early to see the benefits of her jobs plan, which she says will create new jobs.
"Today's unemployment figures simply highlight the importance of the Tasmanian Jobs Package, which will create more than 3300 new jobs," Ms Giddings said.
"I hope that in the months ahead we will start to see a turnaround in the jobs market, as the jobs package takes effect and businesses start to regain confidence."
Ms Giddings pointed to a NAB survey showing that although employment was at a subdued level business conditions were improving.
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