5.9% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mascot · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mascot
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher proportions of adults are working or looking for work in Mascot than in most similar areas. Around 68.4% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a highly active local workforce, though the unemployment rate of 5.9% is also much higher than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 68.4% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 5.9%, which is about the same as the national figure of 5.1%. Full-time employment sits at 58.6%, which is about the same as the New South Wales average.
68.4% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 67.6%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 12.1%, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.4% and retail trade at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 28.8%, with clerical and administrative roles following at 13.6% and managers at 12.5%.
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 Mascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12529/mascot/topic/employment