5.6% —
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sydney · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Sydney
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Sydney are now working or looking for work than in 2016, with 68.8% of the population active in the labour force. This is a highly employed area where full-time work is much more common than in the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose 4.6 percentage points since 2016 to 68.8%, a figure far above the New South Wales average. Full-time employment is also well above the national figure at 65.1%, though this fell 4.0 percentage points since 2016. Unemployment is 5.6%, which is about the same as the national rate.
68.8% —
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 68.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.1% —
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry here at 18.7%. Other major employers include finance and insurance at 10.1%, and health care and social assistance at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large proportion of the local workforce are professionals at 41.5%, followed by managers at 18.5%. Clerical and administrative roles make up 10.6% 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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED142/sydney/topic/employment