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  • The Hunter has a reputation for its hard working, reliable, and flexible workforce that is skilled across a diverse industrial base.

  • Census data indicates that total employment in the Hunter Region increased from 209,930 in 1996 to 245,351 in 2006, a rise of 16.9 per cent. Over the same 10 year period the regional population increased by 8.6 per cent. Source: Hunter Valley Research Foundation www.hvrf.com.au

  • The employment growth reflects continued expansion and diversification of the regional economy, increased female participation in the labour force, and falling unemployment in the Region. Source: Hunter Valley Research Foundation www.hvrf.com.au

  • There has been a steady decline in the unemployment rate in both the Hunter and the State, with the rate of decline in the Region greater than in the State. During 2007-08 the average unemployment rate in the Hunter was 5.1 per cent while the State average was 4.6 per cent. Source: Hunter Valley Research Foundation www.hvrf.com.au

  • The improvement in unemployment in the Region reflects a strengthening and diversifying Hunter economy and improvements in the skills levels of the workforce. Source: Hunter Valley Research Foundation www.hvrf.com.au
  • Forsythes Recruitment Salary Survey was launched in early 2009 and provides an overview of "live" salaries in Newcastle, Hunter Valley and Central Coast. Visit www.huntersalaries.com.au 

  • According to the Hudson Report Employment Expectations survey released in January 2008, Hunter Region employers are the most confident in the country, with 38.2% intending to increase staff levels during the first three months of the year and only 10.5% planning to decrease staff levels.

  • The availability of labour in the Hunter, particularly in the Maitland, Newcastle, Charlestown and Cardiff area, is enhanced by an excellent road, rail and public transport network that gives employers access to a very large labour pool. In addition, the adjacent Central Coast region - about one hour drive south and with a population of over 300,000 - has the capacity to add further to the Hunter’s labour pool

  • Another area of economic growth in the Hunter is in knowledge-based industries. The University of Newcastle and Hunter TAFE work closely with regional employers to design courses that meet modern business and industry needs.

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