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Employment expectations Further, the proportion of both Retail traders
Business Professional and Commercial Services and Government, Education and Community
remains confident that employee numbers Services that were expecting employee
will increase in the coming year, with 51% of numbers to decrease, has more than halved
this sector expecting to increase employee in both sectors. Within the Retail Trade sector
numbers. Generally, the Government, falling from 16% in 2016 to 7% this year,
Education and Community Services, as well and within the Government, Education and
as the Retail Trade industry sectors are, on Community Services sector, falling from 15% to
average, not expecting employee numbers to 5%.
change much. Very few in any industry sector
are expecting employee numbers to decrease.

BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES
3% 0% 0% 4% 2%

50% 47% 44% 56% 51% 49% 51% 44% 48% 50%

Do you expect
GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
5% 5% the number of
9% 15% 8% Decrease employees in
36% 30% 36% 37%
45% 50% your business
55% 55% 59% 55% No change
to increase or
decrease over the
Increase
next 12 months?
RETAIL TRADE
0%
7% 12%
17% 17% 18% 16%
33% 30% 32% 29% 31%
50% 70% 53% 64% 57%

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