3.8% ▼ -45.1%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pyrenees · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Pyrenees
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower workforce participation than most similar areas defines Pyrenees, where only 48.2% of adults are working or looking for work. This reflects a local job market that is significantly smaller than the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 55.4%, falling 4.8 points since 2011. However, the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national figures at 3.8%, having fallen 3.1 points over the last decade.
48.2% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 46.6%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 18.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.2%. Construction and manufacturing each account for 8.9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common occupation at 21.2%, while labourers and technicians and trades workers follow closely at 13.2% and 13.1% respectively.
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 Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25990/pyrenees/topic/employment