7.2% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kempsey · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Kempsey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer in Kempsey, where 18.8% of workers are found in this field. While the area has a diverse range of jobs, the local job market faces challenges with a much lower proportion of adults working or looking for work than in other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 44.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is consistent with a low full-time employment rate of 51.4% and an unemployment rate of 7.2%, which is a little above the New South Wales average.
44.9% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 44.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.4% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 51.5%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance (18.8%) and retail trade (11.3%). Other significant sectors include education and training at 9.2%, construction at 8.9%, and accommodation and food services at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 17.1%, followed by professionals at 15.4%. Labourers, technicians and trades, and managers also represent significant shares of the local workforce at 14.3%, 13.2%, and 12.0% respectively.
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 Kempsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14350/kempsey/topic/employment