Victoria and New South Wales are the major contributors to manufacturing employment, accounting for 32% and 31% respectively of total manufacturing employment in Australia. Together they account for almost two-thirds of national manufacturing employment at 30 June 2001 (table 19.13). In all industries, either New South Wales or Victoria is the largest employing state.
Victorian manufacturing businesses employ 50% of all persons working in the Textile, clothing, footwear and leather manufacturing industry in Australia. New South Wales accounts for some 38% of the national total for the Printing, publishing and recorded media. Queensland manufacturing businesses employ 22% of persons in Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing and 19% of those in Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing. South Australia accounts for 16% of employment in the Machinery and equipment manufacturing industry and Western Australia 13% of employment in the Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing industry.
For further information on employed wage and salary earners and the characteristics of the manufacturing labour force see Labour.
19.13 INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT - 2000-01
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 | NSW | Vic. | Qld | SA | WA | Tas. | NT | ACT | Aust. |
| Industry subdivision | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 | '000 |
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| Food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing | 55.4 | 54.2 | 42.6 | 21.1 | 14.2 | 6.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 195.1 |
| Textile, clothing, footwear and leather manufacturing | 17.5 | 32.7 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 65.9 |
| Wood and paper product manufacturing | 20.2 | 19.6 | 12.1 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 66.2 |
| Printing, publishing and recorded media | 35.3 | 30.1 | 11.7 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 92.7 |
| Petroleum, coal, chemical and associated product manufacturing | 36.2 | 39.6 | 11.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | - | 103.0 |
| Non-metallic mineral product manufacturing | 12.1 | 10.6 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 39.3 |
| Metal product manufacturing | 53.0 | 39.0 | 24.1 | 12.9 | 15.2 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 149.8 |
| Machinery and equipment manufacturing | 59.4 | 73.1 | 31.2 | 33.9 | 13.4 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 215.3 |
| Other manufacturing | 17.5 | 20.1 | 9.6 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 58.5 |
| Total manufacturing | 306.7 | 319.0 | 156.5 | 97.9 | 75.8 | 21.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 985.7 |
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| Source: Manufacturing Industry, Australia, Preliminary, 2000-01 (8201.0). |
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