3.8% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooma · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Cooma
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults have been working or looking for work in Cooma since 2011, though the local unemployment rate has also dropped to 3.8%. While the total workforce has shrunk, those who are employed are more likely to have full-time roles than people in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 61.2%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 55.8%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%.
55.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the biggest employer in the area at 12.9%, followed by construction at 11.8% and health care and social assistance at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18.0%, with technicians and trades workers making up another 13.8% 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 Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101031014/cooma/topic/employment