Fraser Coast maintains record low unemployment

Key points

• The Fraser Coast unemployment rate has held at a record low of 4.5% for the second quarter in a row. The rate was 12.1% in December 2020.
• Mayor George Seymour said the region had come a long way and that more work was needed to give local people rewarding jobs. The estimated number of unemployed residents fell by 941 over the year to June 2026, to 2,427.
• Council is working towards a goal of growing the local economy by $2 billion by 2036.