5.6% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyoming · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Wyoming
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 55% of adults in Wyoming are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure. This reflects a workforce that is much smaller than in most similar areas, with full-time employment falling by 6.8 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.2% of the workforce is employed full-time, a figure well below both the state and national averages. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.6% since 2011, it remains higher than in most other areas.
54.8% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.9%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here, accounting for 19.2% of jobs. Retail trade follows at 10.9%, while construction employs 9.4% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%. Technicians and tradespeople follow at 14.5%, with clerical and administrative roles accounting for 13.3% of jobs.
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 Wyoming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102011043/wyoming/topic/employment