4.8% ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lower Hunter · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Lower Hunter
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and mining are the two biggest employers in the Lower Hunter, with 12.5% and 11.7% of workers in those fields. The region has a stable job market where unemployment sits at 4.8%, which is about the same as the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Australian figure. While unemployment has barely changed since 2011, the share of people in full-time work fell by 4.4 percentage points over that decade.
58.7% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.0%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the top industry at 12.5%, followed closely by mining at 11.7%. Other major employers include retail trade at 9% and construction at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.1%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 13.3% and machinery operators and drivers at 13.1%.
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 Lower Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10601/lower-hunter/topic/employment