Parramatta. Top employment categories

The number of workers employed in the Parramatta local government area, at June 2011, stood at 87,946, the highest outside the Sydney CBD. The top three categories were health care & social assistance, 14,902 or 16.9 per cent; public administration & safety, 10,240 or 11.6 per cent; and manufacturing, 10,044 or 11.4 per cent. The combined total of the financial & insurance services and professional, scientific & technical services, was 13,321 employees, or 15.1 per cent. The Parramatta Economic Development Strategy notes that 23 per cent of Parramatta’s resident managers, professional and para-professionals work locally.