3.5% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Camden · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Camden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the top industry for workers in Camden, where 12.9% of the workforce is employed in this sector. The area has a very strong employment rate, with far more adults working or looking for work than in the rest of New South Wales.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 69.1% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 3.5%, a little below both the state and national figures.
69.1% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 96% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 69.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is almost as common as health care, employing 12.8% of people. Education and training and retail trade both follow at 9.8%, while manufacturing employs 7.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.1%, followed by clerical and administrative staff at 15.3%. Technicians and trades people account for 14.2%, while managers make up 13.6% of the 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 Camden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11450/camden/topic/employment