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At May 2002, some 46.9% of people in Tasmania's labour force had non-school qualifications. In the Mersey-Lyell Region, 48.4% of the labour force held a non-school qualification, compared with 47.1% in the Greater Hobart-Southern Region and 45.3% in the Northern Region.

People with a non-school qualification were less likely to be unemployed than those without a non-school qualification:

• 24.4% of Tasmania's unemployed persons had non-school qualifications.

• 23.7% of the Greater Hobart-Southern Region's unemployed persons had non-school qualifications.

EDUCATION TO WORK, Tasmanian regions - May 2002
		Employed	Unemployed	Labour force	Not in the labor force	Total
		no.	no.	no.	no.	no.
GREATER HOBART-SOUTHERN
With non-school qualifications		44,811	*2,117	46,929	11,038	57,966
Without non-school qualifications(a)		43,527	6,125	49,652	28,170	77,822
Total(b)		90,818	8,924	99,742	44,465	144,207
NORTHERN
With non-school qualifications		27,231	**1,138	28,369	6,591	34,960
Without non-school qualifications(a)		29,715	*2,684	32,399	14,164	46,562
Total(b)		58,380	*4,217	62,597	24,448	87,046
MERSEY-LYELL
With non-school qualifications(b)		23,436	**868	24,304	*4,980	29,283
Without non-school qualifications(a)		22,019	*2,398	24,417	12,579	36,996
Total(b)		46,461	*3,783	50,244	20,591	70,835
TASMANIA
With non-school qualifications(b)		95,479	*4,122	99,601	22,608	122,209
Without non-school qualifications(a)		95,261	11,207	106,468	54,913	161,380
Total(b)		195,659	16,924	212,583	89,504	302,087
* estimate has a relative standard error of between 25% and 50% and should be used with caution. Data is subject to sampling variability too high for most practical purposes. ** estimate has a relative standard error greater than 50% and is considered too unreliable for general use. (a) Excludes persons attending school. (b) Includes persons attending school. Source: ABS data available on request, Education and Work Survey.