Australia Yearbook - 2001

Chapter 19—Manufacturing 719
19.8 MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT By State/Territory—1998–99
NSW Vic. Qld SA WA Tas. NT
Industry subdivision
'000 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000 '000
Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing 47.9 48.5 38.3 16.3 13.0 5.6 0.5 0.5 170.6
Textile, clothing, footwear and leather manufacturing 19.2 34.9 5.4 3.9 3.1 1.4 0.1 0.1 68.0
Wood and paper product manufacturing 17.1 17.1 12.8 5.2 4.2 3.4 0.2 0.3 60.2
Printing, publishing and recorded media 43.8 32.6 11.7 5.2 7.7 1.3 0.4 1.2 103.8
Petroleum, coal, chemical and associated product
manufacturing 34.0 36.3 11.8 7.2 6.2 0.9 0.1 — 96.5
Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing 10.5 10.0 6.4 2.3 5.2 0.6 0.2 0.1 35.4
Metal product manufacturing 52.4 38.2 26.2 11.4 16.2 3.3 1.5 0.2 149.2
Machinery and equipment manufacturing 60.9 69.2 23.5 27.8 13.0 2.7 0.4 0.7 198.1
Other manufacturing 16.5 18.6 9.7 4.5 5.2 0.6 0.1 0.4 55.6
Total manufacturing 302.3 305.3 145.6 83.7 73.7 19.7 3.5 3.5 937.4
Source: Manufacturing Industry, Australia, Preliminary (8201.0).
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Industrial disputes
There were 208 industrial disputes in the
manufacturing industry in calendar 1999. These
disputes involved just under 114,000 employees
and resulted in the loss of over 184,000 working
days (table 19.9). Compared with 1998, this
represented a substantial rise (by 66%) in the
number of disputes. This is the second successive
year that the number of industrial disputes in the
manufacturing industry has risen. The number of
employees involved in industrial disputes in
1999 also rose markedly (by 176%) from the
number in 1998, and this was also reflected in
a large rise (by 94%) in the number of working
days lost.
The manufacturing industry accounted for
29% of all industrial disputes during 1999,
compared with 24% in 1998. Manufacturing
industry employees involved in industrial
disputes made up 25% of all employees involved
in disputes during 1999, a marked increase on the
12% recorded for 1998 and slightly higher than
the 21% experienced in 1997. Working days lost
due to manufacturing industrial disputes
accounted for 28% of all working days lost during
1999, representing a substantial increase on the
18% share recorded in 1998, but only slightly
higher than the 1997 share (27%).
19.9 INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES
Year Manufacturing All industries
TOTAL INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES (no.)
1995 156 643
1996 112 543
1997 78 447
1998 125 518
1999 208 729
EMPLOYEES INVOLVED DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY
(’000)
1995 86.1 344.3
1996 48.8 577.7
1997 65.8 310.1
1998 41.2 348.3
1999 113.9 460.9
WORKING DAYS LOST (’000)
1995 159.9 547.6
1996 103.5 928.5
1997 145.6 534.2
1998 95.3 526.2
1999 184.5 650.4
Source: Industrial Disputes, Australia (6322.0).