9.8% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 9.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Haymarket · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Haymarket
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than the national average marks the job market in Haymarket, where 9.8% of the workforce is out of work. This stands in stark contrast to the 5.1% national figure. The area is defined by a high concentration of people working in hospitality and professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very low at 44.1%, falling far below the New South Wales rate of 58%.
56.4% ▲ +5.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.3%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.1% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Accommodation and food services is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 24.7% of jobs. Other common industries include professional and technical services at 13.3% and finance and insurance at 9.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.6%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 13.9% and technicians and tradespeople at 12.2%.
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 Haymarket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11884/haymarket/topic/employment