4.8% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 53% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
New England and North West · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in New England and North West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in New England and North West compared to the rest of the country. While 56.1% of adults are in the workforce, those who do have jobs are more likely to be in full-time roles than people across New South Wales.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high here at 61.8%, which is well above the state figure of 58.0%. However, the overall share of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure, and this has fallen by 1.5 percentage points since 2011.
56.1% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 57.6%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.8% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 79% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 63.1%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 61.8%
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 closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.1%. Education and training also employ a significant share of the workforce at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the largest groups of workers, at 16.8% and 16.3% respectively. Labourers account for 13.5% of the workforce, while technicians and trades people make up 12.7%.
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 New England and North West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/110/new-england-and-north-west/topic/employment