2.0% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 94% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mansfield · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Mansfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Mansfield since 2011, with the share of those employed full-time falling by 3.9 percentage points. Despite this, the area maintains a very strong job market with an unemployment rate of just 2.0%, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is 55.8%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas, sitting at 52.1%.
55.8% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 61% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 12.3%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and accommodation and food services at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 16.4% and professionals for 16.2% of the 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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24250/mansfield/topic/employment