Australian Government - SkillsInfo

Regional Information


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Click here to access the Regional Employment by Industry Tool which produces a comprehensive range of profile and time series charts and tables dealing with industries of employment in Labour Force Survey regions. Due to the size of the Excel file, it has been zipped for download. The data are current to November 2011.

Apart from the Regional Industry Tool, the SkillsInfo web site uses the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation (DEEWR) administrative regions called Labour Market Regions (LMRs) and Employment Service Areas (ESAs) for its regional structure.  Details of this structure are available in the Glossary.

More regional employment information, including main occupations and industries, and a wide range of workforce characteristics, can be found on the Regional Reports and Charts channel.

SkillsInfo includes links to the Labour Market Information Portal (LMIP) which uses ABS Labour Force Regions (LFRs) for labour market information, sourced from the ABS, and LMRs and ESAs for administrative data.

The Australian Regional Labour Markets and Small Area Labour Markets publications also provide detailed regional labour market information.

Regional Characteristics - Australia

3 months to Nov 2011

Employment

Level ('000s)

11481.3

Annual Change (000s)

87.4

Annual Change (%)

0.8

Employment Rate

Employment Rate, 15-64 year olds (current) (%)

72.7

Employment Rate, 15-64 year olds (3 months to Nov 2011) (%)

72.9

Participation Rate

Persons (%)

65.6

Males (%)

68.6

Females (%)

56.2

Mature Aged Workers (45 years +)

Employed ('000s)

4424.1

Employed (% Share)

38.5