4.3% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blayney · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Blayney
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is common for residents in Blayney, with 62% of the workforce in permanent roles. This is well above the state and national figures, though the share of full-time jobs has dipped slightly since 2011. Most of the local workforce is active and employed, with unemployment remaining steady at 4.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. This activity is underpinned by a strong full-time employment rate of 62%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
61.2% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.7%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 62.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 14%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 11.7%. Other main employers include retail trade at 8.3% and education and training at 8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 14.8%, professionals at 14.4%, and labourers at 13.2%.
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 Blayney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA10850/blayney/topic/employment