4.5% ▼ -38.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Harden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Harden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Harden than in most other similar areas. Only 46.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment is steady, the local unemployment rate of 4.5% is higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas, sitting at 46.2%. For those who are employed, 59.6% work full-time, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure of 58%.
46.2% ▼ -9.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -6.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.7%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14.4%. Other significant employers include public administration and safety at 9.9%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.7%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.1% and labourers 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 Harden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11858/harden/topic/employment