South Australia marks worst unemployment in the country

South Australia has recorded the worst unemployment rate in the country, holding steady at 7.9 per cent for August.

That's as the national unemployment rate dropped, even amid the COVID-19 crisis.

Premier Steven Marshall sought to emphasise the positives today.

"We're only just below where we were at the beginning of the year, so in many ways South Australia is doing extraordinarily well," he said.

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The Labor opposition said more needed to be done, claiming the government had the smallest stimulus in terms of percentage of the economy of any state in the country.

"We've already announced $2 billion worth of stimulus and support, 90 per cent will be expended by the end of this current financial year," Mr Marshall said.