Employment by region In 2011, the bulk of employment in the Electricity and Gas industry was located in Metropolitan Victoria, with the highest proportion of employment (44 per cent) in the Western Metropolitan area. Figure 3.7: of Electricity and Gas employment in metropolitan and regional Victoria, 2011 44% 14% 11% 12% 3% 2% 2% 3% Barwon Loddon Northern Southern Western Eastern South Mallee Metropolitan Metropolitan Metropolitan Metropolitan West Regional Victoria Metropolitan Victoria Source: Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (2013) LGA Employment Forecasts Occupations in demand that the occupation is currently forecasting within the Table 3.1 highlights the occupations at four-digit industry. ANZSCO level (Australian and New Zealand Standard Replacement demand is the number of existing Classification of Occupations) that align to the Electricity workers that are forecast to leave each occupation and Gas industry. Note that while some occupations also through retirement, moving on etc. that require align to other industries, the figures shown are specific to replacing to meet existing employment needs. the Electricity and Gas industry. Across all occupations in the Electricity and Gas Forecasts presented in the estimate the industry, the projected average annual employment employment growth and replacement demand in needs between terms of the average number of jobs required for each 2012-13 and 2017-18 are for around 780 workers per occupation annually up to 2017-18. year to satisfy employment growth and replacement demand. Employment growth is the net number of new jobs
Employment by region In 2011, the bulk of employment in the Electricity and Gas industry was located in Metropolitan Victoria, with the highest proportion of employment (44 per cent) in the Western Metropolitan area. Figure 3.7: of Electricity and Gas employment in metropolitan and regional Victoria, 2011 44% 14% 3% 2% 2% 3% 11% 12% Barwon South West Loddon Mallee Northern Metropolitan Southern Metropolitan Western Metropolitan Eastern Metropolitan Regional Victoria Metropolitan Victoria Source: Department of State Development, Business and Innovation (2013) LGA Employment Forecasts Occupations in demand Table 3.1 highlights the occupations at four-digit ANZSCO level (Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations) that align to the Electricity and Gas industry. Note that while some occupations also align to other industries, the figures shown are specific to the Electricity and Gas industry. Forecasts presented in the estimate the employment growth and replacement demand in terms of the average number of jobs required for each occupation annually up to 2017-18. Employment growth is the net number of new jobs that the occupation is currently forecasting within the industry. Replacement demand is the number of existing workers that are forecast to leave each occupation through retirement, moving on etc. that require replacing to meet existing employment needs. Across all occupations in the Electricity and Gas industry, the projected average annual employment needs between 2012-13 and 2017-18 are for around 780 workers per year to satisfy employment growth and replacement demand.
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