4.5% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warren · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Warren
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over 70% of workers in Warren have full-time jobs, a figure far above the New South Wales and Australian averages. While few residents are out of work, the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen since 2011. This is a region where farming dominates the local economy.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher here than in most similar areas, though the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen 6.9 points since 2011 to 56.4%. The unemployment rate is 4.5%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
56.4% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.4% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 70.1%
- 2021: 70.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main industry, employing 39.5% of the workforce. Other common fields include education and training at 9.0%, and health care and social assistance at 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 31.0%. Labourers follow at 14.3%, while technicians and trades account for 11.1% 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 Warren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA17950/warren/topic/employment