Completely different readings of the Australian Bureau of Statistics monthly unemployment figures.

While the government was concentrating on job creation – 65,000 in the last year – the opposition was focussing on full time jobs lost – 10,500 (seasonally adjusted) in the past month.

Part-time positions, which Opposition treasury spokesman Curtis Pitt was quick to point out included “jobs of only one hour”, put the state’s job creation figures in the black.

The 12,700 part-time jobs bumped Queensland into the job growth category, by 2200 positions.

The official June rate, 6.3 per cent, is a slight rise on the 6.2 per cent from May.

The government counted it as a win.

“Today’s result again shows the government’s plan to grow the economy and make it easier to do business in Queensland is working,” Treasurer Tim Nicholls said in a statement.

“More than half of all jobs created in the last 12 months, on both trend and seasonally adjusted measures, were created right here in Queensland.

“Trend employment grew by 5700 jobs in June, however the unemployment rate remained steady at 6.3 per cent due to a strengthening participation rate. This represents the 14^th consecutive month of trend employment growth.”

Trend unemployment is based on the raw data.  The seasonally adjusted rate takes into account the time of year and the variables it brings.  Economists tend to look at trend figures, while most others take their lead from the seasonally adjusted numbers.

The government had set a “stretch” target of 4 per cent unemployment in six years.  It still has three and a bit years to meet its promise, but Mr Pitt has already declared it a broken vow.

“On a seasonally adjusted basis, there are 1100 fewer full time jobs than at the election,” he said in a statement.

“A sad indictment on a government elected on a promise to lower the unemployment rate.

“Campbell Newman has no plans to create jobs and drive down Queensland’s unemployment rate.”

But Mr Newman said that wasn’t true. He said the construction and mining sectors were continuing to grow and “over the next 12-18 months”, job seekers “will have greater opportunities to get work across a variety of sectors”, including tourism.

“Jobs will be created in this State at a much greater rate than any other Australian state,” Mr Newman told 612 ABC Brisbane on Thursday.

“That’s what’s been happening in the past 12 months, and I just assure Sarah and other job seekers that I am always in this role thinking about you. That is one of the main reasons I get out of bed every day and do this job is to look after your interests.”