7.6% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melbourne · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Melbourne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high 70.1% of adults in Melbourne are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure. This reflects a city where a large proportion of the adult population is active in the workforce. However, the area also faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While more adults are active in the workforce than in most areas, unemployment is much higher than usual at 7.6%. Full-time employment sits at 58.7%, which is about the same as the national figure but fell 11 points since 2011.
70.1% ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -15.3%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 69.3%
- 2016: 64.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer for 17.6% of the workforce. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 12.9% and health care and social assistance at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 39.4%. Managers are the next most common occupation at 13.3%, followed by community and personal service workers and clerical staff, who each represent 11% 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 Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24600/melbourne/topic/employment