Employment is concentrated in industries that service households, accounting for over one-third of total employment in Victoria.
Health care and social assistance, professional, scientific and technical services, retail trade, construction, and education and training were the largest industries, accounting for 53.9% of total employment (Table 1.1). This has remained relatively constant over the past two years.
Table 1.1: Proportion of total employment by industry Victoria (May 2023)
| Sector | Percentage | Industry | Percentage |
| Household services | 35.4% | Health care and social assistance | 15.4% |
| Household services | n/a | Education and training | 8.1% |
| Household services | n/a | Accommodation and food services | 6.4% |
| Household services | n/a | Other services | 3.6%
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| Household services | n/a | Arts and recreation services | 2.0% |
| Business services | 20.7% | Professional, scientific and technical services | 10.9% |
| Business services | n/a | Financial and insurance services | 4.2% |
| Business services | n/a | Administrative and support services | 2.6% |
| Business services | n/a | Information media and telecommunications | 1.6% |
| Business services | n/a | Rental, hiring and real estate services | 1.4% |
| Goods production | 21.3% | Construction | 9.7% |
| Goods production | n/a | Manufacturing | 7.9% |
| Goods production | n/a | Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 2.2% |
| Goods production | n/a | Electricity, gas, water and waste services | 1.2% |
| Goods production | n/a | Mining | 0.3% |
| Other | 17.6% | Public administration and safety | 5.0% |
Note: the Victorian Skills Authority defined these sectors.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), Labour Force, Australia, Detailed, May 2023.
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