3.2% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gisborne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Jobs & Industry in Gisborne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
The proportion of full-time workers in Gisborne has fallen by 1.4 percentage points since 2011. Despite this, the area maintains a very strong work participation rate of 66.8%, which is well above the national figure. This high level of employment is paired with a very low unemployment rate of 3.2%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, with 66.8% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the 61.1% seen across Australia, while the unemployment rate remains a little below the national figure at 3.2%.
66.8% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 65.2%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in Gisborne at 14.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.9%. Other major sectors include education and training at 11.0% and public administration and safety at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.9%. Technicians and trades follow at 15.8%, while managers account for 15.4% of the local 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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021232/gisborne/topic/employment