2.2% ▲ +116.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pokolbin · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pokolbin
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Over a third of workers in Pokolbin are managers, making it a local hub for leadership roles. This area has a low unemployment rate of 2.2%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. Most of the workforce is engaged in a mix of tourism, production, and professional services.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment at 55.7% is well below the Australian average.
59.8% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 61.3%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.7% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.2%
- 2016: 60.9%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by accommodation and food services at 14.1%, followed closely by manufacturing at 13.2% and professional and technical services at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up 34.2% of the workforce, while professionals account for 22.3%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 12.1%.
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 Pokolbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13248/pokolbin/topic/employment