3.7% ▼ -8.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jamisontown · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jamisontown
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly lower unemployment rate of 3.7% marks the workforce in Jamisontown, which is a little below both the state and national figures. Most adults here are employed or searching for work, with the local labor market performing similarly to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment stands at 57.2%, just a little below the Australian average of 58.9%.
61.3% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.2% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.8%
- 2016: 68.5%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 13.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 12.4% and retail trade at 10%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.9%, closely followed by technicians and trades and clerical and administrative roles, both at 15.7%.
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 Jamisontown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12009/jamisontown/topic/employment