A surge in Omicron cases across the country will not hinder Australia’s economic recovery following last year’s COVID-19 restrictions, Australia’s federal treasurer said. It comes as new data released by the Australian Taxation Office revealed around half a million jobs had been created across the nation since September. Josh Frydenberg said Australia had experienced a jobs boom in recent months, with small businesses around the country who did it tough early on “getting back on their feet.” “We’re starting to see these jobs coming back, and it’s looking very promising for the Australian economy,” Frydenberg told Sky News on Monday. “We’ve seen more workers in hospitality, we’ve seen workers come back into construction. We know our mining sector and agriculture sector are looking for more workers… and in agriculture sectors, we are trying to bring in more workers as well.” Further, the tax office’s figures showed that the unemployment rate came …