EMPLOYED PERSONS BY INDUSTRY
In August quarter 2007, the largest proportion of persons employed in the Melbourne MSR were in Property and Business services (14.7%), Retail Trade (14.5%) and Manufacturing (13.5%).
In the Balance of Victoria, the biggest employers were Retail Trade (15.4%), Health and Community Services (11.4%), and Manufacturing (10.7%).
EMPLOYED PERSONS, By Industry, Melbourne MSR and Balance of Victoria
: August quarter
- 2007
In Victoria, the Mining and Construction industries had the highest proportion of total males employed (90.5% and 86.5% respectively), whilst the highest proportion of total females employed were in Health and community services and Education (82.6% and 66.8% respectively).
In terms of full-time employment, manufacturing accounted for the highest proportion of males employed in Victoria (18.5%) and Health and community services accounted for the highest proportion of full-time females employed (17.4%). In terms of part-time employment, Retail trade accounted for the largest proportion of both males and females employed (25.4% and 23.3% respectively).
EMPLOYED PERSONS, By Industry and Major Statistical Region - August quarter 2007 |
|  |
| Full-Time | Part-Time | |
| Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | |
| '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | |
MELBOURNE | |
| |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 6.7 | 4.0 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 5.2 | |
| Mining | 4.3 | 1.2 | 5.5 | - | - | - | |
| Manufacturing | 168.1 | 60.1 | 228.2 | 12.0 | 15.6 | 27.7 | |
| Electricity, Gas and Water Supply | 7.1 | 3.3 | 10.4 | - | 1.1 | 1.1 | |
| Construction | 114.0 | 8.3 | 122.3 | 12.3 | 11.6 | 23.9 | |
| Wholesale Trade | 62.9 | 19.0 | 81.9 | 7.2 | 10.7 | 17.9 | |
| Retail Trade | 91.8 | 49.8 | 141.7 | 40.5 | 91.6 | 132.1 | |
| Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants | 28.5 | 15.0 | 43.5 | 15.9 | 27.4 | 43.3 | |
| Transport and Storage | 56.9 | 13.2 | 70.2 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 11.9 | |
| Communication Services | 29.1 | 9.5 | 38.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 3.6 | |
| Finance and Insurance | 41.4 | 34.2 | 75.5 | 4.6 | 10.4 | 15.1 | |
| Property and Business Services | 133.5 | 73.5 | 207.0 | 22.2 | 48.2 | 70.3 | |
| Government Administration and Defence | 20.0 | 21.0 | 41.0 | 1.8 | 10.2 | 12.0 | |
| Education | 36.7 | 53.4 | 90.1 | 12.0 | 35.9 | 47.9 | |
| Health and Community Services | 25.3 | 79.2 | 104.5 | 6.8 | 73.7 | 80.5 | |
| Cultural and Recreational Services | 16.5 | 11.9 | 28.4 | 10.5 | 16.0 | 26.5 | |
| Personal and Other Services | 30.2 | 19.2 | 49.4 | 7.4 | 13.6 | 20.9 | |
BALANCE OF VICTORIA | |
| |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 36.3 | 8.8 | 45.1 | 6.8 | 10.6 | 17.5 | |
| Mining | 7.1 | - | 7.1 | - | - | - | |
| Manufacturing | 53.3 | 8.9 | 62.2 | 5.4 | 7.1 | 12.5 | |
| Electricity, Gas and Water Supply | 7.5 | 1.0 | 8.6 | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | |
| Construction | 52.5 | 4.6 | 57.1 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 8.6 | |
| Wholesale Trade | 16.0 | 5.5 | 21.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | |
| Retail Trade | 36.5 | 19.5 | 56.0 | 17.4 | 33.3 | 50.7 | |
| Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants | 5.6 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 5.9 | 13.5 | 19.4 | |
| Transport and Storage | 17.1 | 2.7 | 19.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 4.1 | |
| Communication Services | 4.6 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.9 | |
| Finance and Insurance | 4.2 | 3.2 | 7.4 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 3.7 | |
| Property and Business Services | 22.7 | 12.6 | 35.4 | 4.4 | 12.7 | 17.2 | |
| Government Administration and Defence | 11.1 | 12.4 | 23.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 5.9 | |
| Education | 13.6 | 21.4 | 35.0 | 1.9 | 18.9 | 20.8 | |
| Health and Community Services | 11.5 | 30.2 | 41.7 | 2.5 | 34.9 | 37.4 | |
| Cultural and Recreational Services | 8.7 | 4.6 | 13.4 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 13.3 | |
| Personal and Other Services | 12.8 | 8.0 | 20.8 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 7.6 | |
VICTORIA | |
| |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 43.0 | 12.8 | 55.8 | 9.2 | 13.4 | 22.6 | |
| Mining | 11.4 | 1.2 | 12.6 | - | - | - | |
| Manufacturing | 221.4 | 69.0 | 290.4 | 17.4 | 22.8 | 40.2 | |
| Electricity, Gas and Water Supply | 14.7 | 4.3 | 19.0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | |
| Construction | 166.5 | 12.9 | 179.4 | 16.7 | 15.8 | 32.5 | |
| Wholesale Trade | 78.9 | 24.5 | 103.4 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 19.7 | |
| Retail Trade | 128.3 | 69.4 | 197.7 | 58.0 | 124.8 | 182.8 | |
| Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants | 34.1 | 21.3 | 55.4 | 21.9 | 40.9 | 62.7 | |
| Transport and Storage | 74.0 | 15.9 | 89.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 16.0 | |
| Communication Services | 33.7 | 10.8 | 44.5 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 5.6 | |
| Finance and Insurance | 45.5 | 37.4 | 82.9 | 5.3 | 13.5 | 18.7 | |
| Property and Business Services | 156.2 | 86.1 | 242.3 | 26.6 | 60.9 | 87.5 | |
| Government Administration and Defence | 31.1 | 33.5 | 64.5 | 4.7 | 13.3 | 17.9 | |
| Education | 50.3 | 74.8 | 125.1 | 14.0 | 54.8 | 68.8 | |
| Health and Community Services | 36.7 | 109.4 | 146.1 | 9.3 | 108.6 | 117.9 | |
| Cultural and Recreational Services | 25.3 | 16.5 | 41.8 | 16.2 | 23.6 | 39.8 | |
| Personal and Other Services | 43.0 | 27.2 | 70.2 | 9.8 | 18.8 | 28.5 | |
| |
| - nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
| Source: ABS data available on request, Labour Force Survey. |
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