4.0% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wagga Wagga · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Wagga Wagga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Wagga Wagga than across New South Wales. About 64.4% of adults are in the workforce, with 62.8% employed full-time. This strong employment level is paired with a low unemployment rate of 4.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well above the state average, though it has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
64.4% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 65.2%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 64.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 69% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 62.8%
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 17.9%, followed by education and training at 10.6%. Other major industries include public administration and safety at 9.9% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.7%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.0%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.5% 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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17750/wagga-wagga/topic/employment