Employment in service industries in Tasmania in 2003-04 accounted for 72.8% of employment in all industries. From 1998-99 to 2003-04, employment in service industries increased by 13,400 people or 9.6%. In the same period, employment in the goods producing industries increased by 1,200 people or 2.2%.
Within the service industries sector in 2003-04, retail trade accounted for 16.0% of all employment and 22.0% of employment in the service industry sector with 33,500 people employed. Other large employing service industries were health and community services (23,700 people), property and business services (16,600 people) and education (16,100 people). The sector showing the largest rate of growth in employment among service industries from 1998-99 to 2003-04 was property and business services with a 27.7% increase from 13,000 people to 16,600 people.
EMPLOYED PERSONS BY INDUSTRY, Annual average, Tasmania |
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| | 1998-99(a) | 2003-04(a) | Change |
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| | '000 persons | '000 persons | % |
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Goods producing industries | | | |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 16.4 | 16.8 | 2.4 |
| Mining | 2.1 | 2.0 | -4.8 |
| Manufacturing | 23.7 | 22.3 | -5.9 |
| Electricity, gas and water supply | 1.7 | 2.5 | 47.0 |
| Construction | 11.7 | 13.2 | 12.8 |
| Total | 55.6 | 56.8 | 2.2 |
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Service industries | | | |
| Wholesale trade | 7.4 | 7.9 | 6.8 |
| Retail trade | 31.3 | 33.5 | 7.0 |
| Accommodation, cafes and restaurants | 9.8 | 11.8 | 20.4 |
| Transport and storage | 8.6 | 9.3 | 8.1 |
| Communication services | 3.0 | 2.8 | -6.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 5.5 | 4.9 | -10.9 |
| Property and business services | 13.0 | 16.6 | 27.7 |
| Government administration and defence | 9.7 | 12.1 | 24.7 |
| Education | 14.5 | 16.1 | 11.0 |
| Health and community services | 23.9 | 23.7 | -0.8 |
| Cultural and recreational services | 4.4 | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| Personal and other services | 7.8 | 9.1 | 16.7 |
| Total | 138.9 | 152.3 | 9.6 |
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Total all industries | 194.5 | 209.1 | 7.5 |
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| | % | % | |
Service industries as a percentage of all industries | 71.4 | 72.8 | |
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(a) Annual average.
Source: ABS data available on request, Labour Force Survey. |