5.1% ▲ +5.9%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Muswellbrook · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Muswellbrook
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More people are working or looking for work in Muswellbrook than in most similar areas. Full-time employment is particularly strong here at 63.5%, which is well above the same figure for both New South Wales and Australia. This high rate of full-time work defines the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 60.1% of adults are working or looking for work, and the unemployment rate of 5.1% is about the same as the national figure. While full-time employment remains high, it has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
60.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 60.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.5% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 63.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry for the local workforce, employing 21.5% of people. Other key sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.0% and retail trade at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is heavily weighted toward technical and manual roles, with technicians and trades making up 19.4% of jobs. Machinery operators and drivers follow closely at 18.0%, while labourers account for 13.8%.
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 Muswellbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA15650/muswellbrook/topic/employment