5.5% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lithgow · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Lithgow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A gap of 11 percentage points separates the share of adults working or looking for work in Lithgow from the national figure. This indicates a workforce that is much smaller than in other parts of the country. While the local unemployment rate has fallen to 5.5% since 2011, overall job participation remains well below state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just over half of adults (50.4%) are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment has also dropped since 2011, with 56.8% of the workforce now in full-time roles.
50.4% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 12.7%, followed by public administration and safety at 10.2%. Other significant employers include retail trade and mining.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.6%. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.0%, with professionals and clerical staff also representing large portions 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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA14870/lithgow/topic/employment