8.5% ▼ -38.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 8.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lismore · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lismore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 8.5% is much higher than most similar areas in Lismore. This stands well above the state and national figures, reflecting a local job market that struggles compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.4% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below state levels, with only 52.3% of the workforce in full-time roles.
50.4% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.8%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.3% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 52.3%
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 24.8%, followed by retail trade at 11.5% and accommodation and food services at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.7%, while labourers (17.7%) and community and personal service workers (16.4%) also represent significant shares 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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12353/lismore/topic/employment