4.1% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Uralla · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Uralla
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Uralla sits around the middle of similar areas for its employment trends, with 58.3% of the workforce in full-time roles. The local job market is balanced across several sectors, with agriculture and education emerging as the most common employers.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
A smaller share of adults are working or looking for work compared to the national figure, at 57.1%. While this is well below the Australian average, the local unemployment rate of 4.1% is about the same as the state and national figures.
57.1% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here, employing 15.2% of the workforce. Education and training follow closely at 14.4%, with health care and social assistance making up 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 18.6%, followed by professionals at 16.9%. Technicians and trades workers make up 14% of the local workforce, while labourers account for 12.9%.
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 Uralla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17650/uralla/topic/employment