4.5% —
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gilmore · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Gilmore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Less than half of adults in Gilmore are working or looking for work, at 49.0%. This is far below the national figure and marks the area as having a much lower workforce participation rate than most similar places. Despite this, the unemployment rate has improved, falling to 4.5% since 2016.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, though it rose slightly to 49.0%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales figure, falling to 52.3% since 2016.
49.0% —
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% —
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.0%, followed by construction at 12.1% and retail trade at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.4%, while technicians and trades account for 16.2% of occupations.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Gilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED116/gilmore/topic/employment