Lake Evella

The 2017 profile highlights:

• there were 166 filled jobs, of which:
  • 128 jobs (77%) were filled by Aboriginal peoples, a decrease of 58 jobs from 2014
  • 38 jobs (23%) were filled by non-Aboriginal peoples, a decrease of four jobs from 2014
  • 48% of employed Aboriginal peoples are working in the private sector
  • Aboriginal peoples accounted for 77% of job holders in the town compared to 66% in 2014
  • Aboriginal females made up 52% of totalled Aboriginal filled jobs in the town compared to 55% in 2014.
• there were 32 vacant jobs, of which:
  • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs increased to 16% in 2017 from 8% in 2014
  • job vacancies equate to one in six jobs
  • 26 of the vacancies were in the labourer, community and personal service workers and professional areas.
• Retail trade industry is the largest industry employer in 2016 with an increase in 12 filled jobs, followed by public administration and safety.
• Administrative and support services had the highest increase in filled jobs (24) in 2016.
• Training had a decrease in student numbers (33) between 2016 and 2013.
• Arts, entertainment, sports and recreation were the largest training activity sectors in 2016, followed by food processing.

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