Mining Employment Outlook
Jun 10, 2009
Mining Employment Outlook
Report by Skills Info (DEEWR)
Mining is one of the most important industries in the Australian economy, even though the number of people directly employed in the industry is small relative to most other industries (171 500 or 1.6 per cent of the total workforce). Following the downturn of the late 1990s, the Mining industry has experienced exceptionally strong job growth in recent years, underpinned by the continued rapid industrialisation of China and other fast growing Asian economies.
The industry is roughly divided into seven areas: Coal Mining, Oil and Gas Extraction, Metal Ore Mining, Construction Material Mining, Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining, Exploration, and Other Mining Services.
The document provides focuses on employment characteristics, trends and prospects in the Mining industry, and highlights specific sectors where job growth is strongest.
Industry Employment Outlooks provide detailed analysis of employment characteristics, trends and prospects by industry, and highlight specific sectors where job growth is the strongest. Specific issues highlighted in these outlooks include workforce ageing, employment share by gender, educational profile, weekly earnings, average hours worked, regional and occupational employment.
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