Yuendumu

The 2017 profile highlights:

• there were 204 filled jobs, of which:
  • 112 jobs (55%) were filled by Aboriginal peoples, a decrease of 28 jobs from 2014
  • 92 jobs (45%) were filled by non-Aboriginal peoples, an increase of three jobs from 2014
  • 35% of employed Aboriginal peoples are working in the private sector
  • Aboriginal peoples accounted for 55% of job holders in the town compared to 61% in 2014
  • Aboriginal females made up 40% of total Aboriginal filled jobs in the town compared to 47% in 2014
• there were 44 vacant jobs, of which:
  • job vacancies as a percentage of jobs increased to 18% in 2017 from 10% in 2014
  • job vacancies equate to one in six jobs
  • 19 of the vacancies were in community and personal service workers areas.
• Education and training was the largest industry employer in 2017.
• Arts and recreation services had the highest increase in filled jobs between 2017 and 2014 of 27.
• Health care and social assistance and public administration and safety had the highest decrease in filled jobs between 2017 and 2014 of 32 and 31 respectively.
• Training had an overall increase in student numbers across the three survey periods.
• Community services, health and education had the highest student numbers in 2016 of 73.
• Engineering and mining had the highest increase in student numbers between 2016 and 2013 of 65.
• Primary industry had the highest decrease in student numbers between 2016 and 2013 of 13.

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