6.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parramatta · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Parramatta
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Parramatta than in most other areas, with 62.7% of the adult population active in the labour force. This creates a strong employment base, though it is balanced by an unemployment rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure at 62.2%, despite falling 6.8 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is a little above both the state and national figures at 6.2%.
62.7% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 63.0%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 69.0%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 14.7%, followed closely by professional and technical services at 13.8%. Retail trade, finance, and education also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily weighted toward professionals, who make up 35.1% of all jobs. Clerical and administrative roles are also common at 13.9%, while managers account for 11.8% of the population.
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 Parramatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12504/parramatta/topic/employment