4.7% ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hunter Valley exc Newcastle · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Hunter Valley exc Newcastle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has fallen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011 in Hunter Valley exc Newcastle. While the share of full-time workers dropped, the number of adults working or looking for work has stayed steady at 58.4%. This region now has a mix of workers across health care, retail, and mining.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure. The unemployment rate is 4.7%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is about the same as the rest of the state.
58.4% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 56% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.3% ▼ -6.8%
Lower than 53% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 62.5%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 58.3%
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 13.8%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 9.4%, construction at 9.1%, and mining at 8.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.3%. Professionals follow at 14.4%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 13.1% 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 Hunter Valley exc Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/106/hunter-valley-exc-newcastle/topic/employment