6.4% ▲ +383.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lambs Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lambs Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual unemployment rate of 6.4% shapes the local job market in Lambs Valley. While more adults are working or looking for work compared to the state average, a smaller proportion of the workforce is in full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is slightly above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment is well below the national rate at 54.6%, and the unemployment rate is much higher than in most similar areas.
61.6% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the most common industry here at 17.2%, followed by health care and social assistance at 9.8%. Other key employers include retail trade and education, both at 8.0%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.4%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 15.3%, while managers and clerical workers both account for 13.5% of the local workforce.
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 Lambs Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12272/lambs-valley/topic/employment