5.4% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pyrmont · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Pyrmont
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of full-time workers makes Pyrmont a bustling hub of professional activity. Many of the local adults are in the workforce, with 67% working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Employment levels are strong here, as 63.6% of people work full-time—well above the New South Wales figure of 58%. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is higher than in most similar areas.
67.0% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.1%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.6% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 19.9%, followed by finance and insurance at 13.6%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services, health care, and retail.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 37.2% of jobs and managers accounting for 21.8%. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 11.1%.
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 Pyrmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13297/pyrmont/topic/employment