5.1% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Sale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Sale have been working or looking for work since 2011, with that figure falling by 2.8 percentage points to 55.4%. This is well below the national rate, and the proportion of people in full-time roles has also dropped slightly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Full-time employment is also a little below the Victorian figure at 56.9%, while the 5.1% unemployment rate is about the same as the national average.
55.4% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 58.1%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 18.0%, followed by public administration and safety at 12.9%. Retail trade and education and training also make up a large part of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.7%. Community and personal service workers account for 15.4% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 14.2%.
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 Sale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051103/sale/topic/employment