Victorian Government Spruiks Regional Jobs Growth

The government says 163,000 new jobs have been created over the past decade.

Vehicles drive along a street in Daylesford, Australia on Sept. 10, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Regional Victoria saw the largest job increase across Australia last month with 7,300 people finding employment, resulting in the lowest unemployment rate nationwide at 3.5 percent.

It brings the total number of employed people in regional Victoria to 821,800, according to government figures.