4.2% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Penrith · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Penrith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Well over 64% of adults in Penrith are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average. This indicates a high level of activity in the local workforce, though the proportion of full-time roles has fallen by 7.9 percentage points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is lower than most other areas and about the same as the national figure. While 64.8% of adults are in the workforce, the share of full-time employees is 59.3%, slightly above the New South Wales average.
64.8% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 64.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.3% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.3%, followed by construction at 12.3% and retail trade at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%, with clerical and administrative roles following at 16.2% and technicians and trades at 14.1%.
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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12403/penrith/topic/employment