4.2% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Hunter · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Upper Hunter
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Mining is the biggest employer in the Upper Hunter, where 16.8% of workers are employed in the sector. This region sees a very high proportion of full-time work compared to the rest of the country. The job market is stable, with an unemployment rate of 4.2% that has barely changed over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is much higher than in most areas at 64.1%, which is well above the national figure of 58.9%. About 60.3% of adults are working or looking for work, though this is 2.8 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
60.3% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the top industry at 16.8%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 12.0%. Health care and social assistance also employ a significant 9.0% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Trades and technicians are the most common roles at 18.3%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 15.7% and labourers at 15.2%.
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 Upper Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10604/upper-hunter/topic/employment