6.1% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Carlton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Carlton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.1% marks the job market in Carlton, where fewer people work full-time than in most other areas. While the number of adults working or looking for work is about the same as the state average, full-time employment is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 6.1% is much higher than in most similar areas. Only 54.5% of residents are employed full-time, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
58.8% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 62.6%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.5% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 54.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.5% and professional and technical services at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.5%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 14.9% and managers at 11.3%.
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 Carlton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10818/carlton/topic/employment