5.1% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ryde · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Ryde
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Ryde compared to the rest of the state. This active workforce is underpinned by a strong presence of professional and technical roles, though the number of full-time positions has dropped since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. While full-time employment is higher than most areas at 61.6%, this is down 5.2 points from 2011, and the unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure at 5.1%.
63.8% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.6% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industry for local workers at 14.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.0%. Education and training also employ a significant 9.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers in Ryde at 37.1%. Managers represent 15.8% of the workforce, while 14.1% of residents work in clerical and administrative roles.
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 Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16700/ryde/topic/employment