0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Little Forest · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Little Forest
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Little Forest compared to the rest of the country. Only 43.7% of adults are in the labour force, which is 17 percentage points below the national figure. Despite this low participation, the area reports a 0.0% unemployment rate.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 52.1%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
43.7% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 54.3%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.1% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several fields, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 16.4%. Retail, professional services, and public administration each account for 12.3% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.0%, followed by managers at 20.5%. Technicians and trades people make up 16.4% 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 Little Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12360/little-forest/topic/employment