3.4% ▼ -28.3%
Lower than 94% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hume · Region (SA4)
Jobs & Industry in Hume
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Hume compared to the rest of the state. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.4%, the proportion of the population in the workforce is well below the national figure. This gap has grown as the share of full-time workers has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Victorian average of 62.4%. Full-time employment has also dipped to 56.9%, though the unemployment rate remains very low at 3.4%.
57.9% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 59% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 58.4%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employer in the region is health care and social assistance, where 14.7% of people work. Other major industries include construction at 10.4% and retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.7%. They are followed closely by managers at 15.5% and technicians and tradespeople at 15.2%.
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 Hume [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/204/hume/topic/employment