0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ladysmith · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ladysmith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Zero percent unemployment makes Ladysmith an exceptionally secure place to work. This high level of stability is seen in the local workforce, where 66.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is common here at 62.8%, which is well above both the New South Wales and Australian figures. This strong participation helps explain why the unemployment rate is currently at 0.0%.
66.2% ▼ -10.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.9%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 66.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.8% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local jobs are spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common at 13.4%. Retail trade follows closely at 12.8%, while agriculture, forestry and fishing account for 12.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 19.2%, followed by managers at 17.4%. Labourers and professionals also represent significant shares of the local workforce at 14.5% and 14.0% respectively.
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 Ladysmith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12241/ladysmith/topic/employment