3.4% ▼ -30.7%
Lower than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wodonga - Alpine · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Wodonga - Alpine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 3.4% defines the job market in Wodonga - Alpine, which is much lower than most similar areas. While the number of people working or looking for work is about the same as the national figure, the share of full-time employment has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.8% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure slightly below the Victorian average. Full-time employment has dropped to 57.5% since 2011, yet the unemployment rate has also fallen by 1.5 points over that decade.
60.8% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 60.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 57.5%
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 here, employing 15.7% of the workforce. Other major sectors include retail trade, public administration and safety, and construction, which each employ about 9% of workers.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.9%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.1% and managers at 14.8%.
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 Wodonga - Alpine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20403/wodonga-alpine/topic/employment