![]() ![]() “Health, defence and energy are traditional strengths that pose many new opportunities for growth in the region. “We are now looking for the next wave of opportunities as the resources sector transitions and evolves. “The shift from manufacturing to mining after BHP’s departure pulled the Hunter out of a short unemployment slump,” Professor Ryan said. Speaking at Hunter Insight: The Geography of Jobs, Director of the University of Newcastle’s Institute for Regional Futures, Professor Roberta Ryan, said the Hunter’s changing employment profile highlighted an urgent need to focus planning and investment towards building cross-sector human capital. Ms Amanda Wetzel points at graph on screen during her presentation For the first time, knowledge-producing jobs in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, such as those in the professional and information services, outnumber goods generating jobs, like manufacturing and mining. ![]()
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