8.3% —
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cumberland · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Cumberland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.3% is well above the national figure in Cumberland, making it one of the hardest-hit areas for job seekers. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to other regions, and the share of full-time roles has dropped significantly over the last few years.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen by 9.7 percentage points since 2016 to 53.2%, and the local unemployment rate remains well above the state's 4.9%.
49.8% —
Lower than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.2% —
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.6%, followed by retail trade at 9.9% and professional and technical services at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%, while clerical and administrative roles account for 14.0% 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 Cumberland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12380/cumberland/topic/employment