Umbakumba

The 2017 profile highlights:

• there were 55 filled jobs, of which:
  • 41 jobs (75%) were filled by Aboriginal peoples, a decrease of 15 jobs from 2014
  • 14 jobs (25%) were filled by non-Aboriginal peoples, a decrease of 11 jobs from 2014
  • 53% of employed Aboriginal peoples are working in the public sector
  • Aboriginal peoples accounted for 75% of job holders in the town compared to 69% in 2014
  • Aboriginal females made up 68% of total Aboriginal filled jobs in the town compared to 66% in 2014
• there were 13 vacant jobs, of which:
  • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs increased to 19% in 2017 from 6% in 2014
  • job vacancies equate to one in five jobs
  • seven  of the vacancies were in the professional area
• Public administration and safety were the largest industry employer in 2017.
• Education and training and retail trade both had decreases of eight filled jobs between 2017 and 2014.
• Training had a decrease in student numbers across all training sectors between 2016 and 2013.
• Community services, health and education had the largest decrease in student numbers of 24 between 2016 and 2013.

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