3.2% —
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hume · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Hume
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Hume than in most similar areas, with 63.2% of the adult population active. The area maintains a very strong employment rate, with an unemployment rate of just 3.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 3.2% is among the lowest for its level and is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work remains high, the share of full-time employees fell 6.3 percentage points since 2016 to 57.9%.
63.2% —
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% —
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area at 13.7%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.4% and education and training at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.3%, closely followed by technicians and trades at 16.2% and managers at 14.4%.
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 Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED120/hume/topic/employment