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Reported online
Data follows the globally agreed methodology for this UN SDG Indicator and has been identified by the responsible agency as the most appropriate data source.

National Metadata

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is Department of Jobs and Small Business
Reporting Year
2018
Indicator used

Data sourced from:  ABS cat. no. 6291.0.55.003:

Table 04. Employed persons by Industry division of main job (ANZSIC) - Trend, Seasonally adjusted, and Original. 

http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/6291.0.55.003Main+Features1May%202018?OpenDocument

Caveat
Data follows the globally agreed methodology for this UN SDG Indicator and has been identified by the responsible agency as the most appropriate data source.
Indicator status
Reported online
Indicator description

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

Geographic Coverage
Australia
Unit of measurement

Graphs 1 & 2 are in thousands of persons, i.e. (000’s).

Graph 3 expresses proportion of all employment, e.g. 0.1 would be interpreted as 10% of all employment.    

Methodology

 Annual figures based on averaged calendar year data of quarterly figures. 

- ‘Date”: In calendar year.

- ‘Manufacturing  Employed total (000's): Trend’: Average trend level in the calendar year. 

- ‘Total Employed total (000's): Trend’: Average trend level in the calendar year.

- ‘Manufacturing Employment as Proportion of total Employment’: calculated as   ‘Manufacturing  Employed total (000's): Trend’ divided by ‘Total Employed total (000's): Trend’. 

 

Other information

nil

Most recent data release
2017
Page updated
17 July 2018

Global Metadata

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment
Indicator number
9.2.2
Target number
9.2
Target name

Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and, by 2030, significantly raise industry’s share of employment and gross domestic product, in line with national circumstances, and double its share in least developed countries

Global indicator description

Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment

UN designated tier
Tier 1
UN custodian agency
United Nations Industrial Development Organisation
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 331.3kb)

Sources

Other

No other information for this indicator

Historic