4.3% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Junee · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Junee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is far more common in Junee than in most other areas, with 64% of the workforce in these roles. While the typical workday is stable for many, fewer adults overall are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is 4.3%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
49.0% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry for 16.1% of workers. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.6%, and public administration and safety at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%, followed by labourers at 17.3%. Community and personal service workers account for 14% of the local 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 Junee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14300/junee/topic/employment