2.8% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rutherglen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Rutherglen
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.8% defines the job market in Rutherglen, which is a little below the national figure. While few people are out of work, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is well below the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 59.6%, which is about the same as the rest of Victoria.
57.2% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Manufacturing is the biggest employer in Rutherglen at 20.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.4% and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 17.6%, while labourers account for 16.0%. Professionals and technicians and trades workers both represent around 15% 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 Rutherglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/204021065/rutherglen/topic/employment