4.9% ▼ -35.8%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shoalhaven · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Shoalhaven
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Shoalhaven than in most similar areas. Only 48.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the New South Wales figure. While unemployment has fallen to 4.9% since 2011, full-time employment has also dropped over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of people working or looking for work is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 52.7%, which is well below the state average.
48.8% ▲ +1.7%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 46.7%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.7% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 52.7%
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 16%, followed by construction at 11.9% and retail trade at 10.7%. Other major sectors include public administration and safety at 9.8% and accommodation and food at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.1%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 16.6%, community and personal service workers at 14.9%, managers at 12.5%, and labourers at 11%.
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 Shoalhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16950/shoalhaven/topic/employment