YOUTH unemployment continues to be a struggle for young people living in Warwick - despite a drop in the jobless rate between May 2014 and this year.

Bronwyn Hefferan, 17, works at Bluebird Kitchen on Palmerin St.

She finished high school last year and is among the few young people to secure a stable job in the Rose City.

"It is difficult to find a job - I know many people who still can't find a job and have been looking for maybe a year," Ms Hefferan said.

"I was at Big W before, but I knew Katie (Osborne, wife of restaurant owner Jim) and she told me about it so I put in my resume and came in for an interview and got the job.

"I was going to move to Toowoomba or Brisbane before that because I didn't think there would be a job with the hours I needed."

Southern Downs MP Lawrence Springborg said the youth unemployment rate was "too high".

"Whilst our comparative levels are better than most other places around the state, I think it's fair to say it's still too high and more needs to be done about it," the State Opposition leader said.

State Treasurer Curtis Pitt said youth unemployment "remained unacceptably high".

"We're completely focused on economic growth, job creation and providing Queenslanders with employment opportunities," he said.

Ms Hefferan agreed that a lack of employment opportunities for young people made it difficult to find regular work.

"There's not as much opportunity," she said.

"Most of the things we have here, they're part-time and just whenever they can give you a shift.

"Some places do employ younger people because it's cheaper but a lot of places don't."

Ms Hefferan said the introduction of a greater number of employment and study options for young people in Warwick would encourage them to stay in the town.

"You can't really study because all there is is TAFE so people do move for that reason because there are more places to get work around uni," she said.

"We probably could have more options, even with the TAFE, because it's so small.

"I'm going to TAFE in Brisbane because it has a whole cookery area."

Darling Downs-Maranoa region

May 2014-2015 (% change):

 Total employed: 67,600 to 63,800 (-5.6)

 Total unemployed: 2500 to 2500 (0.2)

 Total labour force: 70,100 to 66,300 (-5.4)

 Not in the labour force: 30,200 to 34,900 (15.6)

 Unemployment rate (%): 3.6, 3.8 (0.2)

Youth Unemployment:

 April 2015: 10.5%

 May 2015: 9.6%

Source: ABS; Qld Government.