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Retail trade LMR table


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, 18.9 per cent of total Retail Trade 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, 10.4 per cent of total employment in Sydney is in the Retail Trade industry.

Industry Employment by DEEWR Labour Market Region - Year to Aug 2009

Retail Trade

Employment ('000)

Industry Employment % Share

Region Employment % Share

Sydney

226.0

18.9

10.4

Hunter

60.5

5.1

12.7

Northern NSW

31.3

2.6

13.8

Southern NSW (incl ACT)

48.1

4.0

9.8

Western NSW

18.3

1.5

10.3

Melbourne

208.4

17.4

10.4

Eastern Victoria

31.1

2.6

11.3

Western Victoria

47.8

4.0

11.7

Brisbane

169.2

14.2

11.4

Southern QLD

26.8

2.2

11.9

Central and North QLD

64.1

5.4

12.4

Adelaide

66.1

5.5

11.6

SA Country

21.5

1.8

9.7

Perth

108.2

9.0

11.9

Greater WA

27.5

2.3

10.8

Tasmania

28.1

2.4

12.0

Northern Territory

12.2

1.0

10.5

Australia

1,195.4

100.0

11.1

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.