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During 2011-12, 41.1% (or about 60,000 persons) of employment in the Selected mining industry was recorded against Western Australia, followed by Queensland with 27.4% (or about 40,000 persons) and New South Wales contributed 18.5% (or about 27,000 persons) of the total.