Tasmania's unemployment rate has remained steady at 7.6 per cent in trend terms in January, according to figures released this morning.
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The Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that the state's jobless rate was steady last month, while the participation rate was also unchanged at a low of 59.7 per cent.
The number of Tasmanians employed either in full-time or part-time work was up 200 from December, the ABS says.
Tasmania still boasts the highest unemployment rate in the country in trend terms, ahead of South Australia on 7.6%, Victoria 6.4%, Queensland 5.9%, NSW 5.8%, WA 4.7%, the Northern Territory 4% and the ACT on 3.8%.
Nationally, the country's jobless rate jumped 0.1 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms to 6 per cent.
Full-time employment fell 7100 nationally, but that was partially offset by a rise of 3400 in part-time workers.