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Australian map showing regions.

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Click here to access the Regional Employment by Industry Tool which produces a comprehensive range of profile and time series charts and tables dealing with industries of employment in Labour Force Survey regions.

Apart from the Regional Industry Tool, the SkillsInfo web site uses the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation (DEEWR) administrative regions called Labour Market Regions (LMRs) and Employment Service Areas (ESAs) for its regional structure. Details of this structure are available in the Glossary.

More regional employment information, including main occupations and industries, and a wide range of workforce characteristics, can be found on the Regional Reports and Charts channel.

SkillsInfo includes links to the Labour Market Information Portal (LMIP) which uses ABS Labour Force Regions (LFRs) for labour market information, sourced from the ABS, and LMRs and ESAs for administrative data.

The Australian Regional Labour Markets and Small Area Labour Markets publications also provide detailed regional labour market information.

Regional Characteristics - Australia, 3 months to Aug 2012
Employment
Level ('000s) 11574.4
Annual Change (000s) 159.9
Annual Change (%) 1.4
Employment Rate
Employment Rate, 15-64 year olds (current) (%) 72.3
Employment Rate, 15-64 year olds (3 months to feb 2012) (%) 72.3
Participation Rate
Persons (%) 65.3
Males (%) 68.0
Females (%) 55.4
Mature Aged Workers (45 years +)
Employed ('000s) 4468.2
Employed (% Share) 38.6