5.6% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Glendale · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Glendale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 5.6% marks the local job market in Glendale, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many adults are employed, the community faces a larger gap in job availability than is typical across the region.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment sits at 59.4%, slightly higher than the state average.
61.4% ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 56.6%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.2%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.0%. Other common industries include retail trade at 10.7% and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.2%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.8% and community and personal service workers at 14.1%.
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 Glendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11662/glendale/topic/employment