Queensland Labor says the state's unemployment rate has risen because of economic conditions created by the Liberal National Party.
Queensland's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 6.5 per cent in January from 6.2 per cent in December, the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported on Thursday.
The month was clouded by uncertainty over the state election and vast differences in the policies of the major parties.
But senior Labor MP Curtis Pitt says the outgoing LNP government is responsible for the rise.
"No matter how you look it, it's harder to get a job in Queensland under the economic conditions the LNP have created, and this is being exacerbated by global conditions," the shadow treasurer said.
Mr Pitt said Labor's plans to set up a business development fund, restart programs for job seekers, provide tax incentives for employers who take on apprentices and not to sell public assets would help.
But he warned an incoming Labor government would face an uphill battle to deal with the sluggish economy.
Mr Pitt pointed to a recent Deloitte Access Economics report that said declines in thermal coal and oil prices had put Queensland's high-earning coal and gas sectors under a cloud.
"The outlook is pretty unenviable amid further reports of job losses, and it raises scepticism about further investment (such as in the coal projects being considered in the Galilee Basin in Queensland)," the report released in January said.
Queensland is Australia's biggest coal-producing state, exporting almost half the country's total in 2013.
The ABS says the state's jobless rate was sitting only slightly above the national average of 6.4 per cent in January.
Comment has been sought from the LNP.
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