Borroloola

The 2017 profile highlights:

• there were 337 filled jobs, of which:
  • 198 jobs (59%) were filled by Aboriginal peoples - an increase of eight jobs from 2014
  • 139 jobs (41%) were filled by non-Aboriginal peoples - a decrease of 13 jobs from 2014
  • 44% of employed Aboriginal peoples are working in the private sector
  • Aboriginal peoples made up 59% of job holders in the town compared to 56% in 2014
  • Aboriginal females made up 47% of total Aboriginal filled jobs in the town compared to 54% in 2014
• there were 55 vacant jobs, of which:
  • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs increased to 14% in 2017 from 10% in 2014
  • job vacancies equate to one in seven jobs
  • 42 of the vacancies were in the professional and community and personal services workers areas
• Public administration and safety industry continues to be the largest industry employer over the three survey periods. This is despite a decrease of 36 filled jobs compared to 2014.
• Training had an overall increase of 138 student numbers between 2013 and 2016.
• Community services, health and education were the largest training activity sectors in 2016 followed by the primary industry.

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