5.0% ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moreland · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Moreland
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than two thirds of adults in Moreland are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This active workforce supports a diverse local economy where professional and health care roles are common. While most of the community is engaged in the labour market, the unemployment rate sits at 5.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 67.6% of adults active in the labour force, which is well above the 61.1% national figure. However, the share of full-time employees fell 2.9 percentage points since 2011 to 60.2%.
67.6% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 67.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.2% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 60.2%
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 13.8%, followed by professional and technical services at 11.7% and education and training at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are very common, making up 34.7% of jobs, while managers account for 13.6% and clerical and administrative staff make up 12.4% 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 Moreland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25250/moreland/topic/employment