5.1% —
Higher than 56% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Paterson · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Paterson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than half of adults in Paterson are employed full-time, though fewer are working or looking for work compared to the national figure. While the unemployment rate has dropped to 5.1% since 2016, the overall proportion of people in the workforce remains lower than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment fell to 57.5% since the last census, while the unemployment rate dropped 2.7 points to 5.1%.
58.0% —
Lower than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 58.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% —
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 57.5%
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 15.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.2% and construction at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are for technicians and tradespeople at 16.9%, and professionals at 15.1%. Community and personal service roles make up 13.9% of the local workforce.
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 Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED136/paterson/topic/employment