WSP 18 5 EMPLOYMENT 5.1 EMPLOYMENT RATE 5.1.1 NATIONAL, REGIONAL, LOCAL, AND WAIHI TOWN The three main employers (by employment sector) located in the Waihi Town area are: a) Retail Trade, b) Mining, and c) Health Care and Social Assistance (Table 5-1). However, when looking at level of employment by employee resident location, mining is the 10th largest employer for the Waihi Town area (Table 5-2). Both datasets show mining is a bigger employer in the Waihi Town area than the Local, Regional or NZ areas. Table 5-1. Employment percentage by employer location per economic sector 202018 Category Waihi Town Local Waikato Bay of Plenty New Zealand Retail Trade 16.3% 10.5% 9.9% 10.5% 9.6% Mining 15.5% 2.7% 0.7% 0.1% 0.2% Health Care and Social Assistance 12.9% 9.1% 11.8% 11.9% 10.8% Education and Training 9.8% 8.3% 8.9% 8.4% 8.4% Construction 8.3% 8.0% 8.7% 8.4% 7.9% Accommodation and Food Services 7.5% 9.5% 7.3% 7.8% 7.5% Manufacturing 6.2% 11.7% 12.1% 9.7% 10.2% Professional, Scientific and Technical Services 4.0% 5.4% 6.6% 5.0% 8.2% Administrative and Support Services 3.9% 5.5% 3.9% 5.8% 5.3% Other Services 3.3% 2.5% 3.2% 3.9% 3.3% Public Administration and Safety 2.0% 3.9% 5.1% 4.3% 5.9% Wholesale Trade 2.0% 2.3% 3.7% 3.9% 5.0% Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 1.8% 13.1% 8.6% 8.7% 5.2% Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services 1.8% 1.3% 1.3% 1.5% 1.5% 18 (Statistics New Zealand, 2021a)
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