EMPLOYED PERSONS BY INDUSTRY

In February quarter 2010, the largest proportion of people employed in the Melbourne MSR were in Retail Trade (11.4%), followed by Manufacturing (11.2%) and Health Care and Social Assistance (10.5%), while in the Balance of Victoria MSR the largest proportions of people were employed in Health Care and Social Assistance (12.6%), Manufacturing (11.8%), Retail Trade (11.4%), and Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (9.9%).

In Victoria, Construction (87.3%) and Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services (83.8%) recorded the highest proportions of total males employed. Industries with the highest proportions of total females employed were Health Care and Social Assistance (80.8%) and Education and Training (67.1%).

In terms of full-time employment, Construction accounted for the highest proportion of males employed in Victoria (93.6%), and Health Care and Social Assistance accounted for the highest proportion of full-time females employed (75.2%).

The industry with the largest proportion of male part-time workers was Transport, Postal and Warehousing (75.2%), while Financial and Insurance Services employed the largest proportion of part-time females (87.5%) followed by Health Care and Social Assistance (87.0%).

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