3.5% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Braidwood · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Braidwood
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just over half of adults in Braidwood are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the proportion of people employed is lower than in most similar areas, those who are looking for jobs find work relatively easily, with an unemployment rate of 3.5%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 54.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below both the state and national figures. Of those, 57.4% are employed full-time, a result that is about the same as the New South Wales average.
54.8% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.1%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 11.3%, followed closely by accommodation and food at 10.5% and construction at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 19.9%, with managers making up another 18.2% of the local 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 Braidwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10544/braidwood/topic/employment