New South Wales

Premier: Chris Minns (Labor), since 28 Mar 2023

Governments since 1998

Chris Minns

Labor · 28 Mar 2023 to now

Average over 4 years in office: unemployment 3.8%, growth 2.7%, wages 3.5%, inflation 4.1%

Dominic Perrottet

Liberal · 5 Oct 2021 to 28 Mar 2023

Average over 1 year in office: unemployment 4.3%, growth 4.0%, wages 2.6%, inflation 5.3%

Gladys Berejiklian

Liberal · 23 Jan 2017 to 5 Oct 2021

Average over 5 years in office: unemployment 5.1%, growth 2.0%, wages 2.0%, inflation 1.8%

Mike Baird

Liberal · 17 Apr 2014 to 23 Jan 2017

Average over 3 years in office: unemployment 5.7%, growth 3.2%, wages 2.3%, inflation 2.0%

Barry O'Farrell

Liberal · 28 Mar 2011 to 17 Apr 2014

Average over 3 years in office: unemployment 5.1%, growth 2.1%, wages 3.4%, inflation 2.6%

Kristina Keneally

Labor · 4 Dec 2009 to 28 Mar 2011

Average over 1 year in office: unemployment 5.7%, growth 3.9%, wages 3.0%, inflation 2.9%

Nathan Rees

Labor · 5 Sept 2008 to 4 Dec 2009

Average over 1 year in office: unemployment 5.6%, growth 0.2%, wages 3.7%, inflation 1.3%

Morris Iemma

Labor · 3 Aug 2005 to 5 Sept 2008

Average over 3 years in office: unemployment 4.9%, growth 3.2%, wages 3.9%, inflation 3.3%

Bob Carr

Labor · 4 Apr 1995 to 3 Aug 2005

Average over 7 years in office: unemployment 5.8%, growth 3.8%, wages 3.6%, inflation 3.0%

Averages use the financial years ending (30 June) while each leader was in office. They describe the state's economy at the time, not what any government caused.

Source: NSW Parliamentary Record, Part 8: Premiers

Parliament of New South Wales · checked 21 October 2026

Statistics by year

Unemployment rate

Average of the 12 monthly rates in the financial year (seasonally adjusted; trend for the ACT and NT, which have no seasonally adjusted series).

2025-26

4.2%

Premier on 30 June: Chris Minns (Labor)

2024-25

4.0%

Premier on 30 June: Chris Minns (Labor)

2023-24

3.7%

Premier on 30 June: Chris Minns (Labor)

2022-23

3.3%

Premier on 30 June: Chris Minns (Labor)

2021-22

4.3%

Premier on 30 June: Dominic Perrottet (Liberal)

2020-21

6.1%

Premier on 30 June: Gladys Berejiklian (Liberal)

2019-20

5.1%

Premier on 30 June: Gladys Berejiklian (Liberal)

2018-19

4.5%

Premier on 30 June: Gladys Berejiklian (Liberal)

2017-18

4.9%

Premier on 30 June: Gladys Berejiklian (Liberal)

2016-17

5.0%

Premier on 30 June: Gladys Berejiklian (Liberal)

2015-16

5.4%

Premier on 30 June: Mike Baird (Liberal)

2014-15

5.9%

Premier on 30 June: Mike Baird (Liberal)

2013-14

5.7%

Premier on 30 June: Mike Baird (Liberal)

2012-13

5.2%

Premier on 30 June: Barry O'Farrell (Liberal)

2011-12

5.2%

Premier on 30 June: Barry O'Farrell (Liberal)

2010-11

5.0%

Premier on 30 June: Barry O'Farrell (Liberal)

2009-10

5.7%

Premier on 30 June: Kristina Keneally (Labor)

2008-09

5.6%

Premier on 30 June: Nathan Rees (Labor)

2007-08

4.6%

Premier on 30 June: Morris Iemma (Labor)

2006-07

5.0%

Premier on 30 June: Morris Iemma (Labor)

2005-06

5.2%

Premier on 30 June: Morris Iemma (Labor)

2004-05

5.2%