4.8% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Albury - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Albury - South
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one in five workers in Albury - South is employed in health care and social assistance. This region has a stable job market where 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Full-time employment for the area fell 2.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 58.7%.
59.2% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 19.3%, followed by education and training at 11.1%. Construction, retail, and food services each employ around 9% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.5%. Managers follow at 14.9%, while clerical roles, technicians, and community service workers each account for between 11% and 13% 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 Albury - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/109011174/albury-south/topic/employment