6.8% ▼ -7.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cessnock · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Cessnock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Cessnock compared to the rest of the country. While the typical resident is employed, the area struggles with a 6.8% unemployment rate, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below New South Wales at 53.5%.
43.7% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 45.4%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 57.3%
- 2021: 53.5%
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 15.3%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.6% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and trades at 16.8%, with community and personal service workers making up another 16.7% of roles.
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 Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10877/cessnock/topic/employment