4.0% ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Figtree · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Figtree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A wide variety of professional and service roles shape the daily working life of Figtree. Most of the local workforce is employed in health or education, with 30.6% of residents working in these two sectors combined. The area maintains a steady employment rate that sits closely in line with national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. The unemployment rate is 4.0%, slightly lower than the national figure of 5.1%.
61.2% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 60.1%
- 2021: 56.7%
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 18.4%, followed by education and training at 12.2%. Other significant sectors include construction, retail, and public administration.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.3%. This is followed by technicians and trades, managers, and clerical workers, who each represent about 12.8% of the 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 Figtree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11518/figtree/topic/employment