Employment during each premier or chief minister's tenure
8 premiers and chief ministers, ranked by how employment changed from their first day in office, next to Australia over the same months. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Premier or chief minister | State | In office | Total | vs AU | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALP Peter Beattie | Queensland | 20 Jun 1998 – 13 Sep 2007 | +34.7% May 1998 → Aug 2007 | +11.2 pts AU +23.5% | +3.3%/yr | |
| 2 | ALP Andrew Barr | Australian Capital Territory | 11 Dec 2014 – now | +31.5% Nov 2014 → Sep 2026 | +3.5 pts AU +28.1% | +2.3%/yr | |
| 3 | ALP Annastacia Palaszczuk | Queensland | 14 Feb 2015 – 15 Dec 2023 | +24.7% Jan 2015 → Nov 2023 | +2.3 pts AU +22.3% | +2.5%/yr | |
| 4 | ALP Daniel Andrews | Victoria | 4 Dec 2014 – 27 Sep 2023 | +24.4% Nov 2014 → Aug 2023 | +2.2 pts AU +22.2% | +2.5%/yr | |
| 5 | LIB Richard Court | Western Australia | 16 Feb 1993 – 10 Feb 2001 | +24.2% Jan 1993 → Jan 2001 | +7.2 pts AU +17.1% | +2.8%/yr | |
| 6 | ALP Jon Stanhope | Australian Capital Territory | 12 Nov 2001 – 16 May 2011 | +20.0% Oct 2001 → Apr 2011 | −3.6 pts AU +23.6% | +1.9%/yr | |
| 7 | ALP Steve Bracks | Victoria | 19 Oct 1999 – 30 Jul 2007 | +20.0% Sep 1999 → Jun 2007 | +0.2 pts AU +19.8% | +2.4%/yr | |
| 8 | ALP Mark McGowan | Western Australia | 17 Mar 2017 – 8 Jun 2023 | +19.0% Feb 2017 → May 2023 | +2.3 pts AU +16.7% | +2.8%/yr | |
| 9 | ALP Bob Carr | New South Wales | 4 Apr 1995 – 3 Aug 2005 | +18.4% Mar 1995 → Jul 2005 | −3.8 pts AU +22.2% | +1.6%/yr | |
| 10 | ALP Mike Rann | South Australia | 5 Mar 2002 – 21 Oct 2011 | +18.1% Feb 2002 → Sep 2011 | −5.1 pts AU +23.2% | +1.8%/yr |
Showing 10 of 59 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last month complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Australia is measured over the same months. Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. thousands of people employed · ABS, Labour Force, Australia (LF), employed persons, seasonally adjusted (the two territories: trend) · state or territory data · as of Sep 2026.