The table below gives information about the percentage of workforce employed in six industries in Australia between 1989 and 2009.

Contained in the table is the statistic pertaining to the proportion of employed labour force within six industries in Australia from 1989 to 2009. The data is measured in percentages.

Overall

, it could be observed that the trend had increased over the past 20 years, with the exception of manufacturing and retail.

Additionally

, the healthcare section had the most employed workforce in 2009,

while

manufacturing employed more workers from other sections in 1989. Looking at education and tourism, respectively, they stood at 5.5% and 6.8% in 1989 and rose to 7.3% and 7.5% in 2009.

Whereas

in construction, it began at 7.6% and witnessed an increase to 8.5% during 20 years. Turning to the remaining statistics, manufacturing and retail dropped to 9.8% and 10.1% in 2009 from 15% and 11.8% in 1989, respectively.

However

, looking at healthcare, it could be seen that the percentage grew from 9.6% to 11.3% during the period.