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Click on any of the region titles in this table to go to the region page in the DEEWR Labour Market Information Portal (LMIP) or click here to go to the LMIP home page.

The Industry Employment % Share column shows the region's share of total Australian employment for the industry. For example, 2.6 per cent of total Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing employment in Australia is in Sydney.

The Region Employment % Share column shows the share of the industry in total employment for the region. For example, 0.4 per cent of total employment in Sydney is in the Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing industry.

Industry Employment by DEEWR Labour Market Region - Year to Feb 2010
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing	Employment ('000)	Industry Employment % Share	Region Employment % Share
Sydney	9.1	2.6	0.4
Hunter	12.7	3.6	2.6
Northern NSW	12.7	3.6	5.7
Southern NSW (incl ACT)	32.9	9.2	6.8
Western NSW	24.8	7.0	14.0
Melbourne	12.3	3.5	0.6
Eastern Victoria	41.2	11.5	14.5
Western Victoria	32.6	9.1	8.0
Brisbane	9.9	2.8	0.7
Southern QLD	33.2	9.3	14.7
Central and North QLD	41.7	11.7	8.1
Adelaide	4.0	1.1	0.7
SA Country	33.5	9.4	15.5
Perth	8.3	2.3	0.9
Greater WA	29.8	8.3	11.6
Tasmania	15.3	4.3	6.6
Northern Territory	3.1	0.9	2.6
Australia	357.0	100.0	3.3

The employment data in this table are estimates based on data for ABS Labour Force Regions and should be viewed as indicative. Visit Labour Market Region Data on the SkillsInfo Help page for more information.