4.6% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lithgow - Mudgee · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Lithgow - Mudgee
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lithgow - Mudgee compared to most similar areas. Only 54.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Despite this, the local unemployment rate of 4.6% is about the same as the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 58.4%, roughly the same as the state and national figures, though this is 3.2 percentage points lower than in 2011. The local unemployment rate has also improved, falling 1.8 points since 2011 to reach 4.6%.
54.2% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 51.1%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer in the region at 12.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 11.7%. Other major industries include retail trade at 9.1% and accommodation and food services at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades people make up the largest group of workers at 17.0%. This is followed by professionals at 13.7%, managers at 13.2%, and community and personal service workers at 12.2%.
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 Lithgow - Mudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10303/lithgow-mudgee/topic/employment