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DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND EMPLOYMENT<br />

<strong>Chapter</strong> 4<br />

Northern Territory Regional Pr<strong>of</strong>i les - East Arnhem Region<br />

5. EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY<br />

Employment by industry data shows the industry sectors where people are employed,<br />

and where employment opportunities lie within the region. The data is influenced by<br />

factors such as the rate <strong>of</strong> economic growth, structural change in the economy, the<br />

effects <strong>of</strong> technology, labour market flexibility and changes in local and global demand.<br />

The employment by industry groupings are as per the ABS Australian and New Zealand<br />

Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) codes, levels one and three.<br />

5.1. Regional Employment by Industry<br />

Table 4.33 provides a breakdown <strong>of</strong> the number <strong>of</strong> people employed by industry for<br />

the East Arnhem region, the NT and Australia. CDEP figures are provided alongside the<br />

region’s total figures to show the industries in which CDEP participants are employed.<br />

Table 4.33 Regional Employment by Industry (2006) (a) (b) (c)<br />

East Arnhem Region NT Australia<br />

Industry CDEP No. % CDEP No. % %<br />

Public Administration and Safety<br />

(excluding Defence) (d)<br />

606 1 074 22.4 2 731 13 970 16.0 6.0<br />

Manufacturing 4 723 15.1 29 3 920 4.5 10.5<br />

Health Care and<br />

Social Assistance<br />

230 519 10.8 1 171 8 580 9.8 10.5<br />

Construction 12 415 8.6 59 6 094 7.0 7.8<br />

Education and Training 16 360 7.5 143 7 537 8.6 7.7<br />

Mining 0 339 7.1 0 1 709 2.0 1.2<br />

Retail Trade 13 242 5.0 130 7 897 9.1 11.3<br />

Accommodation and<br />

Food Services<br />

0 182 3.8 7 5 644 6.5 6.3<br />

Transport, Postal and<br />

Warehousing<br />

0 150 3.1 9 3 985 4.6 4.7<br />

Administrative and<br />

Support Services<br />

11 125 2.6 80 2 628 3.0 3.1<br />

Other Services (e) 22 96 2.0 97 3 136 3.6 3.7<br />

Pr<strong>of</strong>essional, Scientific<br />

and Technical Services<br />

7 70 1.5 30 3 983 4.6 6.6<br />

Arts and Recreation Services 9 28 0.6 69 1 778 2.0 1.4<br />

Financial and Insurance Services 0 27 0.6 8 1 368 1.6 3.8<br />

Information Media and<br />

Telecommunications<br />

0 26 0.5 0 1 221 1.4 1.9<br />

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 8 23 0.5 41 2 095 2.4 3.1<br />

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