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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, 17.9 per cent of total Construction 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, 8.0 per cent of total employment in Sydney is in the Construction industry.

Industry Employment by DEEWR Labour Market Region - Year to Feb 2010
Construction	Employment ('000)	Industry Employment % Share	Region Employment % Share
Sydney	176.0	17.9	8.0
Hunter	46.6	4.7	9.6
Northern NSW	21.7	2.2	9.7
Southern NSW (incl ACT)	37.6	3.8	7.7
Western NSW	14.4	1.5	8.1
Melbourne	168.9	17.2	8.3
Eastern Victoria	26.4	2.7	9.3
Western Victoria	34.1	3.5	8.3
Brisbane	158.6	16.2	10.7
Southern QLD	19.9	2.0	8.8
Central and North QLD	56.1	5.7	10.9
Adelaide	49.2	5.0	8.5
SA Country	15.2	1.5	7.0
Perth	95.9	9.8	10.5
Greater WA	28.8	2.9	11.2
Tasmania	20.2	2.1	8.7
Northern Territory	12.0	1.2	10.0
Australia	981.8	100.0	9.1

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.