4.0% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Albury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Albury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 20% of Albury's workforce is employed in health care and social assistance, the largest industry in the area. This high level of employment in essential services supports a stable job market where 62.2% of adults are working or looking for work.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults in Albury are working or looking for work than in the typical NSW area. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, which is a little below the national figure of 5.1%.
62.2% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 62.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the dominant employer at 19.7%, followed by education and training at 11.4%. Other major sectors include accommodation and food, construction, and retail trade.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 29.4%, with managers following at 16.4%. Clerical and administrative roles are common for 12.5% 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 Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10027/albury/topic/employment