5.6% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gloucester · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gloucester
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Gloucester compared to similar areas. Only 43.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a local job market where more people are out of work than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.6%, which is much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 51.7%, well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
43.7% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 44.5%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.7% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 54.0%
- 2021: 51.7%
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 13.8%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and construction at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.3%. Community and personal service workers follow at 15.6%, and labourers account for 14.5% of roles.
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 Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11689/gloucester/topic/employment