Supply Chain Report - Logistics Association of Australia
Supply Chain Report - Logistics Association of Australia
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S u p p l y C h a i n R e p o r t 2 0 1 0<br />
Section E: Employment and Training<br />
Employment Level in Transport and Storage Industry<br />
• The industry shows a long term growth <strong>of</strong><br />
employment over the last decade. Employment<br />
level is up from 467,000 persons in 2000 to 571,000<br />
in 2010.<br />
• This represents an annual growth rate <strong>of</strong> 2.1%.<br />
(’000) Person<br />
700<br />
600<br />
500<br />
Employment Level in the Transport and Storage<br />
Industry between August 2000 to August 2010<br />
Employment Level in Transport Industry (’000) Person<br />
• However, when considering the short term growth,<br />
the employment level was reported to be falling in<br />
2009 after peaking at a workforce <strong>of</strong> approximately<br />
600,000 people early the same year.<br />
400<br />
300<br />
200<br />
100<br />
• The record shows that the employment level did<br />
not fall further in 2010.<br />
• The Department <strong>of</strong> Employment and Workplace<br />
Relations (DEEWR) has predicted that industry<br />
employment will grow in the long term and that<br />
the industry is expected to employ around 640,000<br />
persons in 2014-15. DEEWR [see 5].<br />
0<br />
Aug<br />
00<br />
Aug<br />
01<br />
Person Employed<br />
Year on Year Growth<br />
Source: ABS [37]<br />
Aug<br />
02<br />
Aug<br />
01<br />
467<br />
0.3%<br />
Aug<br />
03<br />
Aug<br />
02<br />
442<br />
-5.2%<br />
Aug<br />
04<br />
Aug<br />
03<br />
465<br />
5.1%<br />
Aug<br />
05<br />
Year<br />
Aug<br />
04<br />
494<br />
6.3%<br />
Aug<br />
06<br />
Aug<br />
05<br />
501<br />
1.5%<br />
Aug<br />
06<br />
509<br />
1.5%<br />
Aug<br />
07<br />
Aug<br />
07<br />
542<br />
6.5%<br />
Aug<br />
08<br />
Aug<br />
08<br />
571<br />
6.5%<br />
Aug<br />
09<br />
Aug<br />
09<br />
579<br />
1.4%<br />
Aug<br />
10<br />
Aug<br />
10<br />
571<br />
-1.4%<br />
Change <strong>of</strong> Job Vacancies in Transport and Storage Industry<br />
• The figure shows the Internet Vacancy rate within<br />
the industry across all skill levels based on a count<br />
<strong>of</strong> online vacancies newly lodged on SEEK,<br />
MyCareer, CareerOne and <strong>Australia</strong>n JobSearch,<br />
recorded by DEEWR [see 5].<br />
• The Internet Vacancy in the industry reported in<br />
February 2010 fell 45% compared to the same<br />
period in 2008.<br />
• A sharp drop in Internet Vacancy is noted in<br />
all states and territories apart from ACT.<br />
5,000<br />
4,500<br />
4,000<br />
3,500<br />
3,000<br />
2,500<br />
2,000<br />
1,500<br />
1,000<br />
500<br />
0<br />
Number <strong>of</strong> Internet Vacancies by State/Territory<br />
February 2008, 2009 and 2010<br />
Total Vacancy<br />
% Change from Feb 08<br />
Feb 08 Feb 09 Feb 10<br />
15,607<br />
N/A<br />
9,449<br />
-39%<br />
8,557<br />
-45%<br />
Feb 08<br />
Feb 09<br />
Feb 10<br />
NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT<br />
Source: DEEWR Industry Internet Vacancy Index (three month moving average) see [5]<br />
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