4.2% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
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Jobs & Industry in Forbes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become more common in Forbes, with 62.6% of the workforce in stable roles. This figure is well above the national average of 58.9%. While more people hold full-time jobs, a smaller slice of the adult population is working or looking for work compared to other regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 56.2% of the population, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. However, the unemployment rate is 4.2%, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
56.2% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 52.7%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.6% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 62.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by health care and social assistance at 13.2%, followed by education and training at 11.6%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a significant role, employing 10.9% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.9%, followed closely by managers at 15.3%. Technicians and trades people also represent a large share of the local workforce at 14.2%.
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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11539/forbes/topic/employment