5.1% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parkes · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Parkes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Working patterns in Parkes have remained remarkably steady since 2011, with the share of full-time employees barely moving from 63.8% to 63.7%. It is a place where full-time work is much more common than in the rest of the state. While the number of adults working or looking for work has risen slightly to 57.1%, the unemployment rate is 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure, with 63.7% of the workforce in these roles. This is higher than most areas, though the 5.1% unemployment rate is also higher than most similar places.
57.1% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.7% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.0%. Other major industries include agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.2%, and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 16.1%, followed by professionals at 15.3%. Technicians and trades make up 14.0% 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 Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16200/parkes/topic/employment