Employment Profiles

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Employment Profiles

Many people are employed in the primary production industries of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and logging and commercial fishing. These are significant clusters, as they also lead into the secondary industries of food and beverage, and wood and paper product manufacturing. Tourism is another key industry employing a large number of people in accommodation, recreation, cafés and restaurants.

Labour Force by Sector
Employment across the sectors (Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) is broken down as follows:
Sectors	2006
Agriculture Forestry Fishing Mining & Utilities Manufacturing Construction; Wholesale Trade Retail Trade; Hospitality * Transport & Storage Communications Finance & Insurance Business & Property; Government Admin Education Health & Community Cultural & Recreation Personal Services Total All Sectors	6,064 581 869 118 5,530 3,388 1.892 4,693 2,273 1,631 303 576 3,646 629 1,719 3,504 942 1,397 39,754
Source: BERL Regional Data Base, 2006 * Accommodation, Restaurants, Cafes

Employment Profiles

The Employment Profiles are developed to assist people making training and career choices based on the employment opportunities in the region. These profiles aim to provide accurate local information on employment prospects in a straightforward and logical manner.