Business Census

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1998 ANNUAL BUSINESS CENSUS

Number of employees by Industry and sex

Number of employees	Citizens			Non-citizens			Persons
	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total

Agriculture, forestry, fishing	18,700	3,140	21,840	789	80	869	19,489	3,220	22,709
Mining & quarrying	5,533	458	5,991	805	27	832	6,338	485	6,823
Manufacturing	19,486	2,370	21,856	679	101	780	20,165	2,471	22,636
Electricity. Gas & water	1,596	222	1,818	50		50	1,646	222	1,868
Building & construction	4,642	265	4,907	313	21	334	4,955	286	5,241
Wholesale, retail, restaurants, etc	17,436	6,356	23,792	1,474	440	1,914	18,910	6,796	25,706
Transport & communication	10,023	2,177	12,200	849	59	908	10,872	2,236	13,108
Finance, insurance, services, etc	7,807	2,602	10,409	721	145	866	8,528	2,747	11,275
Community, social, professional services	4,203	1,897	6,100	681	394	1,075	4,884	2,291	7,175

Total	89,426	19,487	108,913	6,361	1,267	7,628	95,787	20,754	116,541

Salary and wages per employee by Industry and sex

Salaries and wages per person employed:	Citizens			Non-citizens			Persons
Kina per year	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total

Agriculture, forestry, fishing	2,001	1,438	1,920	35,549	11,938	33,375	3,360	1,699	3,124
Mining & quarrying	16,700	14,790	16,554	196,714	179,000	196,139	39,564	23,932	38,453
Manufacturing	4,616	4,943	4,652	65,203	23,337	59,782	6,656	5,695	6,551
Electricity. Gas & water	13,965	2,045	12,509	182,560		182,560	19,086	2,045	17,061
Building & construction	5,991	6,219	6,004	66,179	36,333	64,302	9,793	8,430	9,719
Wholesale, retail, restaurants, etc	5,660	4,378	5,318	56,113	30,057	50,123	9,593	6,040	8,654
Transport & communication	12,217	14,925	12,700	45,007	48,746	45,250	14,778	15,818	14,955
Finance, insurance, services, etc	7,567	15,285	9,496	72,523	49,055	68,594	13,059	17,067	14,036
Community, social, professional services	7,926	8,343	8,056	13,755	17,013	14,949	8,739	9,834	9,089

Average salary per year	6,524	7,237	6,652	69,658	30,643	63,178	10,717	8,666	10,351

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