9.2% ▼ -14.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Laurieton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Laurieton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A low workforce participation rate of just 26.7% defines the employment landscape in Laurieton. This is far below the national figure of 61.1%, meaning much fewer adults here are working or looking for work than in other parts of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 9.2%, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.9%. This occurs alongside a low rate of full-time employment at 46.2%, which is far below the national average of 58.9%.
26.7% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.2% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 46.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.3%, followed by retail trade at 12.8% and accommodation and food services at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Most workers are in community and personal service roles (17.9%) or as technicians and tradespeople (15.9%). Professionals and labourers each make up about 14% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Laurieton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Laurieton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12292/laurieton/topic/employment