13.7% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 13.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Neath · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Neath
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A huge gap in employment separates Neath from the rest of the country, with an unemployment rate of 13.7% that is well above the national figure. Only 40.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Australian average. While many of those in jobs work full-time, the overall job market here is struggling compared to most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas, sitting 8.8 points above the New South Wales figure. Only 40.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national rate of 61.1%.
40.5% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Most people in Neath work in health care and social assistance (17.8%), followed by retail trade at 13.2% and construction at 11.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are as machinery operators and drivers (16.3%), while technicians, trades people and labourers each make up 15.5% 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 Neath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12926/neath/topic/employment