2.5% ▼ -18.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forest Hill · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Forest Hill
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Forest Hill than the national figure, with 70.8% active in the labour force. This strong employment rate is driven by a very high proportion of full-time roles and an unemployment rate that is lower than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far above the New South Wales figure at 70.8%. This helps explain why the unemployment rate is just 2.5%, which is a little below the national average of 5.1%.
70.8% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 72.5%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
70.8% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.1%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main employer in Forest Hill, accounting for 36.4% of jobs. Health care and social assistance also make up a significant share at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation group at 25.1%. Community and personal service workers follow closely, making up 23.6% of the local 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 Forest Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11547/forest-hill/topic/employment