5.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Whittlesea · Council (LGA)
Jobs & Industry in Whittlesea
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Whittlesea compared to the national figure. While 63.0% of adults are active in the labour force, the area faces a challenge with an unemployment rate of 5.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of the workforce is employed full-time, though this is down 5.1 percentage points since 2011. The unemployment rate has remained steady at 5.9%, which is about 0.9 percentage points higher than the Victorian average.
63.0% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 64.9%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
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 15.3%, followed by construction at 11.4% and retail trade at 10.3%. Manufacturing and education also employ significant numbers of residents.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.7% and clerical or administrative work at 13.9%.
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 Whittlesea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA27070/whittlesea/topic/employment