3.5% ▼ -15.4%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gippsland - South West · Sub-region (SA3)
Jobs & Industry in Gippsland - South West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gippsland - South West than in most other similar areas. Only 52% of adults are in the labour force, and full-time employment has fallen significantly over the last decade. While job participation is low, the unemployment rate is a little below the national figure at 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the Victorian figure, with only 50.3% of the workforce in full-time roles. This follows a downward trend, as the share of full-time workers fell 6.8 points since 2011.
52.0% ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 55.2%
- 2016: 51.4%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.3% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 95% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 50.3%
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 14.2%, followed by construction at 11.7%. Retail trade, agriculture, forestry and fishing, and education also make up significant shares of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers are the most common roles, making up 17.1% and 16.9% of the workforce. Technicians and trades people also represent a large slice of the local jobs market at 15.6%.
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 - South West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/20503/gippsland-south-west/topic/employment