New South Wales

 

Population

7,915,000

Unemployment rate (%)

4.9

Employment

3,991,000

Employment Growth (%)

3.2

Gross State Product ($bn)

577

Gross State Product Growth (2016-17)

2.9

Latest news

Submission to the Victorian inquiry into the on-demand workforce

This is the Business Council of Australia’s submission to the consultation process of the Victorian Government following the release in June 2020 of the report of its Inquiry Into the Victorian On-Demand...

Much needed step, more certainty needed

Today’s easing of restrictions is welcome relief for Victorians and the rest of the country, Business Council chief executive Jennifer Westacott said.

Inexplicable delay is devastating for Victorians

Business is at a loss to understand why Victorian authorities are unable to put effective controls in place like those in NSW to allow people to live and work alongside...