9.4% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Fairfield East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Fairfield East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small share of adults are working or looking for work in Fairfield East, at just 38%. This is far below the national figure and highlights a local job market that struggles with an unemployment rate of 9.4%, which is well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 38% of adults are working or looking for work, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales figure, at 51.5%, while the 9.4% unemployment rate is among the highest at this level.
38.0% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.5% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.4%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 12.3%, followed by manufacturing at 11.2% and retail trade at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.9%. This is followed by labourers at 14.6% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.5%.
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 Fairfield East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11481/fairfield-east/topic/employment