4.9% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Parkes · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Parkes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has become a hallmark of Parkes, with 64% of the workforce in secure, full-time roles. This is well above the national figure of 58.9%. While most people are employed, the local job market remains balanced, with unemployment sitting at 4.9%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure. While full-time employment is much higher than in most areas, the unemployment rate of 4.9% is also higher than most similar places.
58.5% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.0% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 64.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 12.7%, followed by retail trade at 10.8%. Public administration and safety (9.5%) and mining (9.4%) also employ a significant portion of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 15.7%, with technicians and trades close behind at 14.6%. Managers, machinery operators, and drivers also hold prominent roles, each accounting for around 12% of occupations.
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 Parkes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13162/parkes/topic/employment