5.0% —
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ryan · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Ryan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Ryan are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with this rate rising to 67.7% since 2016. While the local unemployment rate has fallen to 5.0%, the proportion of people in full-time roles has also dropped over the last five years.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 67.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is slightly lower than the state average at 57.8%, and this has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2016.
67.7% —
Higher than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 64.9%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% —
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.6%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 14.9%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 14.5% and education and training at 13.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 38.3%, while managers make up 15.5% of the workforce. Clerical and administrative staff account for another 12.0% of workers.
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 Ryan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED328/ryan/topic/employment