5.1% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cowra · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Cowra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Cowra, with 16.3% of the workforce in this sector. The area has a lower proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to the state and nation. While the unemployment rate is 5.1%, this figure has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 51.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment sits at 59.3%, slightly above the state average, though this has dipped since 2011.
51.5% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.0%. Retail trade accounts for 9.4% of jobs, while education and training make up 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.7%. This is followed by labourers at 14.1%, technicians and trades at 13.2%, and professionals at 13.1%.
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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12350/cowra/topic/employment