3.1% ▲ —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Laggan · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Laggan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work ethic defines Laggan, where 65.5% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Most of the local workforce is employed in agriculture and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is more common here than in most areas, sitting well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below both the state and national rates.
65.5% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 65.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.0% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 42.3% of the workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 10.4%, and construction at 7.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 39.6%, followed by professionals at 12.2% and technicians and trades at 11.7%.
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 Laggan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12243/laggan/topic/employment