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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
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GREATER HOBART-SOUTHERN
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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* 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. |
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