6.1% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lithgow · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Lithgow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Lithgow than in most similar areas. While 47.2% of adults are in the labour force, the unemployment rate of 6.1% is much higher than the figures for most other areas. This suggests a local job market that is struggling compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 6.1% is a little above the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment for 56.9% of the workforce is slightly lower than the Australian average of 58.9%.
47.2% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 56.9%
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 14.7%, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.8% and retail trade at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.6%, while professionals and community and personal service workers both sit around 14%.
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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12356/lithgow/topic/employment