Slide 1 – The Shepparton/Hume labour market

Slide 2 – Shepparton/Hume Region

Slide 3 – Shepparton/Hume Region

Data itemShepparton Hume Victoria

Population (2018) 133,000177,00

06,461,00

0Working age population, 15-64 (2017) 60.50% 61.10% 66.40%Population growth (2008-2018) 7.40% 12.00% 22.90%Unemployment rate (June 2019) 4.30% 3.40% 4.80%Participation rate (June 2019) 66.50% 59.00% 66.10%Indigenous (2016) 3.00% 1.70% 0.90%Born in non-Main English speaking country* (2016) 8.40% 5.70% 23.60%

Slide 4 – Labour market overview

Slide 5 – The workforce is getting older

Slide 6 – The unemployment rate has been decreasing

Slide 7 – The unemployment rate varies across the region

Slide 8 – Indigenous labour market outcomes

Slide 9 – Closing the gap – is it improving? Employment rate.

Slide 10 – Closing the gap – is it improving? Unemployment rate.

Slide 11 – Closing the gap – is it improving? Participation rate.

Slide 12 – Closing the gap – is it improving? Year 12 completion rate.

Slide 13 – Indigenous job seekers face a range of barriers

Slide 14 – Many young Indigenous people in the region are moving into the jobs market

Slide 15 – Where are the opportunities?

Slide 16 – Health Care is the leading employer…

Slide 17 – Health Care is projected to grow

Slide 18 – but little growth projected in Public Administration and Retail Trade

Slide 19 – Major infrastructure projects

Slide 20 – Employers are having difficulty recruiting

Slide 21 – Employer advice on improving Indigenous employment prospects

Slide 22 – Concluding thoughts

Slide 23 – Tools to support and assist