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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 1997 Week 1 Hansard (20 February) . . Page.. 314 ..

MINISTER FOR BUSINESS, EMPLOYMENT AND TOURISM

QUESTION ON NOTICE NUMBER 359

Employment and Unemployment - Private Sector

MS TUCKER - asked the Minister for Business, Employment and Tourism

(1) Can you provide information on ACT private sector employment and unemployment trend data by (a) industry and (b) occupation over the last five financial years

(2) Over the same period what (a) industries and (b) occupations within those industries have been the main contributors to

(i) employment growth;

(ii) employment decline (i.e. unemployment)

(3) What projections have been made for the coming year(s) about industries and occupations within those industries that are likely to contribute to (a) employment and (b) unemployment

(4) Can you identify the level of resources allocated in the 1996/97 budget to (a) industries contributing to employment growth; and (b) industries contributing to unemployment.

(5) What is the government's policy in terms of (a) intervening in the market place to support declining industries or declining occupations in those industries and (b) encouraging the market trend by supporting growing industries or growing occupations within those industries

(6) To what extent are environmental factors a contributor to government policy making in terms of resource allocation to industry sectors, and what are the environmental indicators used in determining resource allocation.

MRS CARNELL - the answer to the Member's question is as follows:

(1) Private sector employment and unemployment trend data for (a) industry and (b) occupation are not published by the ABS, or any other organisation. Employment and unemployment data for the ACT are combined for government and non-government sectors - they are not separated out for public and private sector. The Office of Financial Management closely monitors changes in the labour market and the economy.

The 1996/97 Budget Paper Three contains an analysis of economic, industry and labour market conditions in Canberra and contains forecasts of total employment growth.

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