3.8% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
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Jobs & Industry in Forbes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than six out of ten workers in Forbes are in full-time roles, which is well above the national figure. This strong employment stability is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 3.8%, significantly better than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is about the same as the state average, the unemployment rate has fallen 1.5 points since 2011.
57.7% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 54.6%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.4% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 17.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly 20% of the local workforce are managers, while professionals make up 15.1% of the jobs in the area.
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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA12900/forbes/topic/employment