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Retail Trade employs approximately 1,203,000 persons, full time and part time, which is around 11.2 per cent of the total workforce. Over the past five years, employment in the industry has increased at a rate of 1.9 per cent per annum. The median age for workers in this industry is 32 years and median earnings are around $750 per week (before tax) for full-time employees. |
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The following shows trend employment growth for the Retail Trade industry over the past one, two, five and ten years.
Source: DEEWR Trend Data based on ABS Labour Force, Australia, Cat no: 6291.0.55.003 – February 2009.
The following shows projected future growth, general employment characteristics and the proportion of workers aged 45 years and over in the Retail Trade industry.
Characteristics and Mature Age Source: DEEWR Special Order based on ABS Labour Force, Australia, Cat no: 6291.0.55.003 – Calendar Year Average 2008.
The following shows the top 10 employing DEEWR Labour Market Regions (LMRs) for this industry including the number employed by each region (in 000's):
Using the following two links, you can view more details of employment in this industry by ABS Labour Force Region and by DEEWR Labour Market Region.
The top employing occupations in Retail Trade are shown below. Click on any of the occupation titles to go to the Job Outlook web page for that occupation. Job Outlook contains a comprehensive statistical profile for each occupation, as well as links to Australian JobSearch and MyFuture.
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