7.0% ▼ -19.9%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 7.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
North Albury · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in North Albury
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the job market in North Albury. While many residents work in health and social assistance, the area struggles with a lower number of people working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is mirrored by a 7.0% unemployment rate, which is a little above both the state and national figures.
55.5% ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 56.7%
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 16.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.9% and construction at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are in community and personal service (16.2%) and technicians and trades (15.7%), while 15.0% of the workforce are professionals.
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 North Albury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12987/north-albury/topic/employment