4.4% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Gippsland · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in East Gippsland
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 East Gippsland than in most other areas. Only 48.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This reflects a local job market where full-time employment has also fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is much lower than in most areas, at 48.4%. Full-time employment is also well below the Victorian average, and the unemployment rate of 4.4% is about the same as the state and national figures.
48.4% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 51.2%
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 16.3%, followed by construction at 10% and retail trade at 9.7%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 9% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.6%, with managers close behind at 15%. Technicians and trades, community and personal service workers, and labourers each account for nearly 14% 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 East Gippsland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA22110/east-gippsland/topic/employment