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Over the last 10 years, at a sectoral level, jobs have been created in transport and storage (4.4%),<br />

wholesale and retail trade (3.7%), construction (3.7%), general government (3.2%), electricity (3.2%),<br />

and community and personal services (2.8%). Only the transport and storage, and electricity sectors<br />

show evidence of increased labour intensity, i.e. employment in the sector is growing faster than<br />

output. Over the same period, jobs have been lost in mining (4.6%), clothing and textiles (4.5%),<br />

furniture and other manufacturing (2.9%), and transport equipment (1.8%). The declining labour<br />

intensity across the board is a worrying factor. Figure 3.10 shows these trends graphically: sectors<br />

with increasing labour intensity are shown above the line, and the size of the bubble reflects total<br />

sector employment in 2013.<br />

Figure 3.10: City economic sectors experiencing increasing and decreasing labour intensity<br />

(2003–2013)<br />

Average annual growth in total employment: 2003 to 2013<br />

8%<br />

6%<br />

4%<br />

2%<br />

0%<br />

-2%<br />

-4%<br />

-6%<br />

-6%<br />

-4%<br />

Transport &<br />

storage<br />

Community, social &<br />

personal services<br />

Metals, metal products,<br />

machinery & equipment<br />

Wood, paper,<br />

publishing & printing<br />

Furniture & other<br />

manufacturing<br />

Mining<br />

Construction<br />

General<br />

government<br />

Catering &<br />

accomodation<br />

Transport<br />

equipment<br />

Business services<br />

Finance &<br />

insurance<br />

Textiles, clothing<br />

& leather goods<br />

Wholesale & retail trade<br />

Agriculture,<br />

fishing &<br />

forestry<br />

Note: Bubble size reflects total sector employment in 2013<br />

-2% 0% 2% 4% 6% 8%<br />

Average annul growth in real GVA: 2003 to 2013<br />

3<br />

Source: Quantec Research (2015)<br />

City productivity<br />

Productivity, or the value of economic output produced per worker, is a key determinant of long-term<br />

economic performance and average incomes. Said simply, the more value each worker is able to<br />

produce, the higher the average incomes.<br />

PRODUCTIVE CITIES 103

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