5.8% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Monash · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Monash
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 5.8% marks the job market in Monash, which is much higher than most similar areas. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most other places, the proportion of full-time roles has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that rose 2.4 points since 2011. However, full-time employment fell to 58.6% over the same period, and the unemployment rate remains much higher than in most other areas.
60.8% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.5%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.5% and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 32.0%, with managers at 13.9% and clerical and administrative staff at 13.0% also common in the area.
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 Monash [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA24970/monash/topic/employment