In the Coalition's three years in office, part-time employment grew 306,000 and full-time employment just 150,600.

This long-term hollowing out of employment stands in stark contrast to Labor's six years in which full-time and part-time employment grew in tandem, full-time employment climbing 439,000 and part-time employment 471,000.

The figure emerges as the final Bureau of Statistics labour force update before the election allows an assessment to be made of the kind of jobs that are being created under the mantra of "growth and jobs".