4.6% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Penrith · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Penrith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Penrith than in most similar areas. While 62.4% of the adult population is active in the job market, the share of those in full-time roles has dropped to 59.0% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The local jobless rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the New South Wales and Australian figures. While the number of people working or looking for work is well above the state average, full-time employment has fallen 8.6 percentage points over the last decade.
62.4% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.6%
- 2016: 67.7%
- 2021: 59.0%
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 13.2%, followed by construction at 12.0% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 17.0%, with clerical and administrative jobs making up another 16.3% 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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16350/penrith/topic/employment