5.5% —
Higher than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grey · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Grey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Grey compared to the rest of the country. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.5% since 2016, the overall activity level remains well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment stands at 57.3%, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2016.
54.1% —
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% —
Lower than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 57.3%
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 at 13.6%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.7%. Retail trade and education also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 16.4%. Technicians and trades make up 14.6% of the workforce, while professionals and labourers both account for 13.3%.
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 Grey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED404/grey/topic/employment