6.3% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blayney · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Blayney
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment is notably high in Blayney, where 63.2% of the workforce holds a full-time role. This is well above both the state and national figures. While many people have steady work, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than most similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate is 6.3%, which is much higher than most similar areas.
59.2% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 59.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.2% ▼ -4.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.4%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 63.2%
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 14.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and manufacturing at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 16.2% of the local workforce. Labourers follow closely at 15.1%, while community and personal service workers account for 12.8%.
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 Blayney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10409/blayney/topic/employment