Sunshine Coast Council area
Employment by industry (FTE)
In Sunshine Coast Council area, Construction is the largest employer, generating 19,714 FTE jobs in 2017/18.
Full-time equivalent (FTE) employment is modelled by NIEIR and takes into account differences in hours worked between industry sectors. It is a measure that allows direct comparison of employment between industries in Sunshine Coast Council area.
Typically, industries such as Retail Trade and Accommodation and Food Services, which employ many part-time workers, have lower FTE employment than total employment.
FTE employment is calculated directly by dividing the total hours worked in each industry by 38. By comparing the number of full-time equivalent jobs in each industry sector to a regional benchmark, you can clearly see the structure of RDA Sunshine Coast Region's economy. This can be done by directly comparing the area to its benchmark, or by using a location quotient to look at the relative size of industries.
FTE employment should be viewed in conjunction with Employment by industry (Total) and Employment by industry (Census), for a full understanding of the industry breakdown in the area. Worker productivity data shows the value of a worker in each industry to the local economy. Employment locations shows where employment is taking place in each industry sector.
- Retail Trade (10,958 full-time equivalent local workers or 9.7%)
In combination these three industries accounted for 47,741 people in total or 42.4% of local workers.
In comparison, Regional QLD employed 12.0% in Construction; 11.8% in Health Care and Social Assistance; and 9.1% in Retail Trade.
The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of Sunshine Coast Council area and Regional QLD were:
- A larger percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Construction (17.5% compared to 12.0%)
- A larger percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Health Care and Social Assistance (15.2% compared to 11.8%)
- A smaller percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Mining (0.4% compared to 5.2%)
- A smaller percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (2.3% compared to 5.4%)
The number of local workers in the full-time equivalent work in Sunshine Coast Council area increased by 19,231 between 2012/13 and 2017/18.
The largest changes in the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers between 2012/13 and 2017/18 in Sunshine Coast Council area were for those employed in:
- Construction (+7,827 full-time equivalent local workers)
- Health Care and Social Assistance (+4,480 full-time equivalent local workers)
- Education and Training (+1,604 full-time equivalent local workers)
- Financial and Insurance Services (+1,397 full-time equivalent local workers)