0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forest Grove · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forest Grove
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Construction is the most common industry for workers in Forest Grove, where 15.4% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The area has a very strong employment record, with a striking 0% unemployment rate. This stands in stark contrast to the national figure of 5.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 66.2% of people employed full-time, well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. Overall, 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the Australian average.
62.9% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
66.2% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond construction, local jobs are largely found in education and training at 13.8%, health care and social assistance at 12.3%, and accommodation and food services at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.6%, followed by community and personal service workers at 20.0% and labourers at 18.5%.
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 Forest Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11546/forest-grove/topic/employment