4.1% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lawson · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lawson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people hold full-time jobs in Lawson compared to the rest of the state. While about 60% of adults are working or looking for work, the proportion of full-time employment is well below the national figure. This gap defines the local workforce, where part-time or casual roles are more common than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.9% 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 average at 49.4%, while the unemployment rate is 4.1%, a little below the Australian figure.
59.9% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.6%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 59.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.4% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer here at 17.4%, followed by education and training at 15.5%. Public administration and safety also employ a significant 9.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.2% and clerical or administrative staff 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 Lawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12298/lawson/topic/employment