4.2% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gilmore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gilmore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Gilmore, where over a quarter of workers are employed in these fields. The area has a very active workforce, with 71.3% of adults working or looking for work, which is far above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas. Full-time employment sits at 59.5%, while the unemployment rate of 4.2% is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
71.3% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 71.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.5% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 71.6%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Primary industries lead the way, with 26.7% of the workforce in agriculture, forestry and fishing. Other common industries include manufacturing at 12.1% and health care and social assistance at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.1%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 13.8% and professionals at 12.9%.
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 Gilmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11630/gilmore/topic/employment