In 2003-04, there were 13,200 people employed in the construction industry in Tasmania, an increase of 9.1% on the previous year's figure of 12,100. In 2003-04, employment in the construction industry accounted for 6.3% of employment in all industries.
In 2003-04, general construction with employment of 3,900 accounted for 29.5% of employment in the construction industry. Construction trade services with employment of 9,300 people accounted for 70.5% of employment in the sector.
EMPLOYMENT IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, Tasmania: Annual Average
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 | | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 |
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| | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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| Construction industry | | | | | |
| General construction | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Construction trade services | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 8.6 | 9.3 |
| Total | 10.6 | 11.3 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 13.2 |
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| Total all industries | 198.5 | 200.3 | 197.7 | 201.4 | 209.2 |
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| | % | % | % | % | % |
| Construction industry as a percentage of all industries | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
Source: Labour Force, Australia, Detailed - Electronic Delivery, Quarterly - Data Cube (cat. no. 6291.0.55.001, datacube EO6). |
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