Murray Shift Share Analysis
METHODOLOGY
Shift-share analysis examines employment growth in a region by industry. Employment growth is attributed to the State economy, industry growth or local factors. This allows the comparison of local employment growth with state and industry averages.
Employment growth is determined by comparing employment data for a region from two consecutive ABS Census collection periods. The Murray Region Shift-Share utilised data from the two most recent census collection periods – 2001 and 2006. Employment data was extracted at the industry subdivision level (two digit 1993 ANZSIC code).
Many data sources are currently changing from 1993 ANZSIC coding to 2006 ANZSIC coding. This means more recent, sample based data is not comparable with historical census based data. Furthermore, one of the key features of shift-share analysis is the ability to isolate and examine the impact of local factors on industry. Therefore no value is gained by updating unique local data with industry-wide or state-wide growth figures.
The Murray region was defined as including local government areas (LGA) in both New South Wales and Victoria:
As shift-share analysis compares local data with state averages, data for the Murray region was compared with regional data aggregated from both New South Wales and Victoria.
For a detailed report on the shift-share analysis of the Murray region please click here —> Shift_Share_Analysis
This report details the performance of 53 sub-industries in the Murray region and provides a comprehensive comparison of local factors with state and industry growth.
