4.9% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 56% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Armidale · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Armidale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Armidale than in most similar areas. This reflects a workforce where a small but significant 13.6% of people work in agriculture, while nearly 18% are employed in education and training.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment has improved over time, falling 1.5 points since 2011 to 4.9%.
56.8% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 58.7%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the biggest employer at 17.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.3%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a large slice of the local economy at 13.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, at 22.2% and 17.4% respectively. Labourers account for 12.1% of the workforce, while community and personal service workers make up 11.9%.
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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/11001/armidale/topic/employment