Employed persons (a) by industry (b), Queensland, 2005–06 to 2015–16 (c)(d)
| Industry | Financial year | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | 2006–07 | 2007–08 | 2008–09 | 2009–10 | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | |
| — '000 — | |||||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 70.5 | 76.3 | 78.1 | 77.3 | 84.3 | 74.4 | 74.3 | 65.4 | 55.6 | 55.3 | 59.4 |
| Mining | 36.8 | 34.5 | 37.2 | 45.7 | 41.6 | 53.4 | 63.9 | 71.6 | 78.1 | 66.0 | 59.6 |
| Manufacturing | 177.2 | 184.0 | 186.7 | 186.6 | 183.8 | 182.4 | 175.9 | 160.3 | 177.3 | 166.8 | 168.8 |
| Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 22.9 | 19.6 | 22.8 | 26.6 | 27.8 | 32.9 | 41.1 | 30.1 | 33.4 | 32.1 | 31.1 |
| Construction | 198.8 | 220.1 | 232.7 | 242.4 | 228.4 | 228.7 | 222.6 | 228.6 | 229.1 | 216.4 | 208.4 |
| Wholesale trade | 65.9 | 64.4 | 67.8 | 66.3 | 80.2 | 73.7 | 72.2 | 75.6 | 67.7 | 69.7 | 68.4 |
| Retail trade | 243.2 | 252.4 | 263.8 | 258.0 | 246.7 | 253.6 | 241.7 | 244.8 | 268.5 | 251.8 | 255.0 |
| Accommodation and food services | 140.9 | 145.8 | 150.9 | 156.8 | 157.6 | 163.3 | 155.6 | 162.8 | 148.9 | 177.1 | 166.7 |
| Transport, postal and warehousing | 108.0 | 118.7 | 118.4 | 136.9 | 128.9 | 127.8 | 124.8 | 133.7 | 125.5 | 122.8 | 133.0 |
| Information media and telecommunications | 33.5 | 37.9 | 40.6 | 35.1 | 28.9 | 32.7 | 30.6 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 31.4 | 32.7 |
| Financial and insurance services | 54.7 | 58.9 | 55.4 | 62.0 | 57.0 | 49.8 | 64.8 | 60.7 | 53.7 | 58.8 | 66.6 |
| Rental, hiring and real estate services | 51.6 | 54.0 | 53.2 | 53.0 | 49.8 | 54.3 | 51.8 | 48.5 | 47.9 | 47.9 | 48.5 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 121.4 | 130.2 | 137.4 | 144.9 | 148.9 | 150.4 | 149.5 | 161.8 | 163.5 | 181.7 | 176.3 |
| Administrative and support services | 66.0 | 70.6 | 72.0 | 66.4 | 77.0 | 80.1 | 79.5 | 80.1 | 83.3 | 82.0 | 85.3 |
| Public administration and safety | 122.3 | 129.6 | 127.8 | 127.7 | 134.5 | 140.4 | 149.4 | 148.5 | 151.2 | 152.2 | 149.8 |
| Education and training | 153.1 | 145.6 | 159.5 | 168.7 | 158.9 | 167.2 | 174.6 | 176.6 | 175.6 | 181.0 | 196.6 |
| Health care and social assistance | 190.5 | 204.1 | 208.7 | 222.8 | 242.4 | 255.0 | 274.0 | 276.4 | 281.3 | 291.5 | 312.5 |
| Arts and recreation services | 36.4 | 35.7 | 38.9 | 34.1 | 36.9 | 37.4 | 40.9 | 35.6 | 39.8 | 42.2 | 41.4 |
| Other services | 86.0 | 90.3 | 86.1 | 94.7 | 94.0 | 85.3 | 87.1 | 95.3 | 102.7 | 105.3 | 104.3 |
| Total | 1,979.6 | 2,072.6 | 2,138.2 | 2,205.9 | 2,207.4 | 2,242.7 | 2,274.3 | 2,286.9 | 2,313.4 | 2,332.1 | 2,364.5 |
| (a) Comprises full-time and part-time employment. |
| (b) Based on ANZSIC 2006. |
| (c) Based on an average of four quarters: August, November, February and May. |
| (d) The ABS has rebenchmarked labour force survey estimates from 1991–92 onwards to use the latest available population estimates for the period. |
| Source: ABS 6291.0.55.003, Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, Quarterly, May 2016 |
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