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Kristian Silva and Danny Morgan

After a hell of a ride, Victoria's economy is on the up — but where are the workers?

Politicians often spend election campaigns promising to create jobs. This time they need people to fill them.

When Victorians go to the polls in three weeks, they will do so at a time when unemployment in the state is at near-record lows.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the unemployment rate was just 3.5 per cent in September, on par with the national average.

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