5.6% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cessnock · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Cessnock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in Cessnock, where 14.3% of workers are employed in this sector. The local workforce is smaller than the national average, with just 56.5% of adults working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Unemployment is much higher here than in most similar areas, though it fell slightly since 2011 to 5.6%. Full-time employment has also dropped, with 56.9% of people working full-time, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.
56.5% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the main industries for local workers are retail trade at 9.7%, construction at 9.2%, and accommodation and food services at 8.8%, with mining also employing 8.5% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.9%, labourers at 12.8%, and machinery operators and drivers at 12.5%.
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 Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA11720/cessnock/topic/employment