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Employment
Retail Trade businesses reported a significant Similarly, there was a moderate rise in
improvement in employment performance Business Professional and Commercial
overall, with the proportion indicating higher Services businesses indicating a decrease in
employee numbers in the 2017 survey, staff (10%, up from 7% in 2016), and a minor
increasing by 6% to 29%, and a 13% reduction drop of 1% indicating an increase between the
in those indicating a decrease. There was a 2017 survey (31%) and 2016 (32%).
marginal increase in Government, Education
and Community Services businesses
increasing staff, but also a significant rise in
the 2017 survey of those indicating a decrease
in staff (12%, up from 4% in 2016).

BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES
13% 8% 7% 10% 9%
34% 39% 32% 31% 35%
53% 56%
54% 61% 58%

Has the
number of GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY SERVICES
4%
employees 8% 16% 12% 11% Decreased
increased or 42% 50% 46% 30% 32% 39%
decreased 38% 65% 56% 50% No change
over the last Increased
12 months? RETAIL TRADE

15% 15% 7%
17% 22% 33% 33% 18% 20% 29% 21% 21%

63% 33% 65% 64% 59%

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