Total jobs not people Each sectoral overview includes the total number of jobs, by combining both the main and secondary activity of individuals in the analysis (except for public administration, which only includes individuals working in that sector as their main activity). Therefore, those 600 or so people with two jobs are counted twice – once in the sector of their main activity, and again in the sector of their secondary activity. In total, there are about 7,120 jobs across all sectors. Unclassified records About 540 persons with jobs did not state which industry they worked in, or the record was not allocated an industry code during processing, and are therefore excluded from this analysis. Estimating average hourly wages The hourly wage estimates are based on taking the mid-point of the annual income range reported (e.g. people that indicated they earned 20,000 - 24,999 are considered to have earned 22,500), dividing this by 52 to get weekly income, then dividing by the number of hours per week that the respondent reported they worked. Only respondents with one job and one source of income, being “wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, etc. paid by employer” are used as a basis for estimating hourly wages. This equates to about 4,800 people, or about 70 per cent of those in paid employment.
Total jobs not people Each sectoral overview includes the total number of jobs, by combining both the main and secondary activity of individuals in the analysis (except for public administration, which only includes individuals working in that sector as their main activity). Therefore, those 600 or so people with two jobs are counted twice – once in the sector of their main activity, and again in the sector of their secondary activity. In total, there are about 7,120 jobs across all sectors. Unclassified records About 540 persons with jobs did not state which industry they worked in, or the record was not allocated an industry code during processing, and are therefore excluded from this analysis. Estimating average hourly wages The hourly wage estimates are based on taking the mid-point of the annual income range reported (e.g. people that indicated they earned 20,000 - 24,999 are considered to have earned 22,500), dividing this by 52 to get weekly income, then dividing by the number of hours per week that the respondent reported they worked. Only respondents with one job and one source of income, being “wages, salaries, commissions, bonuses, etc. paid by employer” are used as a basis for estimating hourly wages. This equates to about 4,800 people, or about 70 per cent of those in paid employment.
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