0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Emu Swamp · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Emu Swamp
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate marks Emu Swamp as an area where almost everyone who wants a job has one. Full-time employment is much higher here than the national figure, with 62% of the population working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. This workforce is largely stable, with full-time roles being more common than in most other areas.
63.2% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.0% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 66.7%
- 2021: 62.0%
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 30.4%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.5%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 11.4% and construction at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the bulk of the local workforce, accounting for 34.2% and 32.9% of roles respectively. Technicians and trades people follow at 13.9%.
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 Emu Swamp [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11422/emu-swamp/topic/employment