3.7% ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Singleton · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Singleton
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 Singleton than in the rest of the country. The area has a strong employment base, with 64.5% of adults in the labour force. While full-time work is common here, the share of full-time employees has fallen by 5.0 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 3.7%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average, with 62.2% of the workforce in full-time roles.
64.5% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry in Singleton, employing 21.6% of the workforce. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 8.8%, and retail trade at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.0%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 16.0%. Community and personal service roles account for 13.0% of jobs.
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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17000/singleton/topic/employment