Wages report

[Johndoe]

May be of interest to some. A Suncorp study/breakdown of wages growth/decline for all sectors and states. Click on wages report under latest news

http://www.suncorpbank.com.au/

Overview 4
State wage comparison 5
• ACT – Leader in wages…but for how long? 5
• WA – Astronomical wage growth thanks to resources boom 6
• NT – A diversified economy paying dividends 6
• QLD – Mining and tourism leading the way 6
• NSW – Lowest wage growth in the nation 7
• VIC – Wage inequality pulling down the average 7
• SA – Largest proportion of workers employed in lowest paid industries 7
• TAS – Talent drain greatly impacted wage growth 8
Industry wage comparison
• Mining – the emergence of the fluoro 8
• Utilities – low glamour but high wage growth 9
• Financial services – the end of a wage powerhouse? 9
• Media and Telecommunications – taking advantage of a new ‘digital’ age 10
• Scientific Services – The new rockstars of Australia’s wage war 11
• Construction – the backbone of blue collar wage growth 12
• Public safety - how much would you pay to protect Australia? 12
• Wholesale trade – the beneficiaries of a globalised economy 13
• Transport and Warehousing – Below average wage growth 13
• Manufacturing – the (wage) cost of the globalisation of primary industries 14
• Real Estate Services – the beneficiaries of Australia’s property boom 14
• Education and Training – Below average wage growth 15
• Healthcare and social services – Dr’s wages not enough to raise average 15
• Administration – low wage growth reflects casual workforce trend 16
• Arts – competitive industry keeping wage growth down 16
• Retail – wage growth victim of an on-line economy 17
• Hospitality – The biggest loser in Australia’s wage war 17

[RockDr]

http://www.suncorpbank.com.au/sites/...t_May_2012.pdf

this should link directly to the report rather than suncorp's homepage :)