City of Prospect

Employment by industry (FTE)

In the City of Prospect, Health Care and Social Assistance is the largest employer, generating 1,126 FTE jobs in 2022/23.

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 the City of Prospect.

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 the City of Prospect'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.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

Please note: FTE employment is derived from Census data but has been corrected for the known undercount of employment in the Census. Detailed notes about how the figures are derived can be found in thespecific topic notes section.
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Full-time equivalent employment by industry sector
City of Prospect2022/232017/18Change
IndustryNumber%. South AustraliaNumber%. South Australia2017/18 - 2022/23
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing60.14.520.05.4+4
Mining70.11.910.01.8+6
Manufacturing1212.18.31382.79.5-17
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services480.81.7110.21.6+37
Construction4587.99.64849.49.0-26
Wholesale Trade911.62.9831.63.1+8
Retail Trade92916.17.91,02820.09.5-99
Accommodation and Food Services4908.55.14007.85.2+91
Transport, Postal and Warehousing581.05.1861.75.4-27
Information Media and Telecommunications3786.51.32975.81.5+81
Financial and Insurance Services1402.43.2951.92.7+45
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1943.41.31713.31.6+23
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services3706.47.63246.36.2+45
Administrative and Support Services1692.93.11933.83.2-25
Public Administration and Safety2063.67.12003.97.2+6
Education and Training5379.38.34829.48.1+55
Health Care and Social Assistance1,12619.515.876114.813.6+364
Arts and Recreation Services631.11.2581.11.5+5
Other Services3836.64.03246.34.1+60
Total industries5,773100.0100.05,138100.0100.0+634

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Each release may change previous years’ figures. Learn more

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Dominant groups

An analysis of the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers in the City of Prospect in 2022/23 shows the three largest industries were:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (1,126 people or 19.5%)
  • Retail Trade (929 people or 16.1%)
  • Education and Training (537 people or 9.3%)

In combination these three fields accounted for 2,592 people in total or 44.9% of the local workers.

In comparison, South Australia employed 15.8% in Health Care and Social Assistance; 7.9% in Retail Trade and 8.3% in Education and Training.

The major differences between the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers of the City of Prospect and South Australia were:

  • A larger percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Retail Trade (16.1% compared to 7.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Manufacturing (2.1% compared to 8.3%)
  • A larger percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Information Media and Telecommunications (6.5% compared to 1.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of full-time equivalent local workers employed in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing (0.1% compared to 4.5%)

Emerging groups

The number of full-time equivalent local workers in the City of Prospect increased by increased by 634 between 2017/18 and 2022/23.

The largest changes in the jobs held by the full-time equivalent local workers between 2017/18 and 2022/23 in the City of Prospect were for those employed in:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance (+364 full-time equivalent local workers)
  • Accommodation and Food Services (+91 full-time equivalent local workers)
  • Information Media and Telecommunications (+81 full-time equivalent local workers)
  • Other Services (+60 full-time equivalent local workers)

City of Prospect

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