Queensland

Premier: David Crisafulli (Liberal National), since 28 Oct 2024

Governments since 1998

David Crisafulli

Liberal National · 28 Oct 2024 to now

Average over 2 years in office: unemployment 4.1%, growth 2.9%, wages 3.5%, inflation 3.3%

Steven Miles

Labor · 15 Dec 2023 to 28 Oct 2024

Average over 1 year in office: unemployment 4.1%, growth 3.3%, wages 4.6%, inflation 3.4%

Annastacia Palaszczuk

Labor · 14 Feb 2015 to 15 Dec 2023

Average over 9 years in office: unemployment 5.8%, growth 1.8%, wages 2.3%, inflation 2.9%

Campbell Newman

Liberal National · 26 Mar 2012 to 14 Feb 2015

Average over 3 years in office: unemployment 5.8%, growth 3.9%, wages 3.1%, inflation 2.0%

Anna Bligh

Labor · 13 Sept 2007 to 26 Mar 2012

Average over 4 years in office: unemployment 4.8%, growth 3.2%, wages 3.8%, inflation 3.5%

Peter Beattie

Labor · 26 June 1998 to 13 Sept 2007

Average over 9 years in office: unemployment 6.5%, growth 6.2%, wages 3.6%, inflation 3.0%

Rob Borbidge

National · 20 Feb 1996 to 26 June 1998

Not in office on 30 June of any full financial year since 1998-99.

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: Premiers of Queensland

Queensland Government · 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: David Crisafulli (Liberal National)

2024-25

4.0%

Premier on 30 June: David Crisafulli (Liberal National)

2023-24

4.1%

Premier on 30 June: Steven Miles (Labor)

2022-23

3.6%