3.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jerilderie · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jerilderie
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on farming shapes the working life of Jerilderie, where 30.4% of the workforce is employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While full-time work is more common here than in most other areas, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is high at 62.8%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. However, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 51.5%, while unemployment is a little below the national figure at 3.6%.
51.5% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 51.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 30.4% of workers. Other main employers include retail trade at 11.8%, public administration and safety at 11.0%, and health care and social assistance at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative staff at 13.4%, technicians and trades at 12.8%, labourers at 12.0%, and professionals at 10.2%.
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 Jerilderie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12023/jerilderie/topic/employment