4.9% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
2388, NSW · Postcode
Jobs & Industry in 2388, NSW
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the primary employer for 34.9% of the workforce in postcode 2388. While full-time employment is well above the national figure, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is notably low.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 64.9% of the workforce employed full-time, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, only 56.0% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen 6.1 points since 2011.
56.0% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.9% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from the dominant farming and forestry sector, the most common industries for locals are health care and social assistance at 10.9%, and education and training at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common type of worker at 22.0%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 13.0% and labourers at 12.5%.
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 2388, NSW [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA2388/2388-nsw/topic/employment