4.4% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gippsland - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Gippsland - East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for people working in Gippsland - East, where 16.3% of the workforce is employed in these roles. The region faces a significant gap in workforce activity, with far fewer adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state and country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also fallen since 2011 to 51.2%, while the unemployment rate has dropped slightly to 4.4%.
48.4% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 51.6%
- 2016: 47.9%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.2% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the main industries for residents are construction at 10.0%, retail trade at 9.7%, and education and training at 9.0%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also employ a notable 8.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 15.5%, followed closely by managers at 15.0%. Technicians, trades, community and personal service workers, and labourers each make up around 13.7% to 13.9% of the workforce.
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 Gippsland - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20502/gippsland-east/topic/employment