5.1% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mayfield West · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Mayfield West
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Mayfield West than in most similar areas. About 63.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 63.3% of adults are working or looking for work, the unemployment rate is 5.1%, which is higher than most areas. Full-time employment stands at 57.9%, about the same as the national figure.
63.3% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 57.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 22.3%. Other main employers include education and training at 10.7% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.0%. Community and personal service workers follow at 13.3%, with technicians and trades accounting for 12.8% of the 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 Mayfield West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12546/mayfield-west/topic/employment