Western Australia

 

Population

2,585,000

Unemployment rate (%)

6.4

Employment

1,340,000

Employment Growth (%)

1.5

Gross State Product ($bn)

248

Gross State Product Growth (2016-17)

-2.7

What's New

Fix the kitchen table economy

This opinion article by Business Council chief economist Adam Boyton was published in the Financial Review on Wednesday 19 June 2019.  Australia is in a growth rut. And at the...

New investment helping build a stronger Broadmeadows

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National accounts

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