9.0% ▲ +321.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rand · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rand
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 9.0% now marks the job market in Rand. While more adults are working or looking for work compared to the state average, the local economy is heavily reliant on farming and management roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national average at 60.5%, though the unemployment rate remains much higher than most areas.
62.7% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.5% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.7%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is by far the biggest employer in Rand, making up 66.7% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follows at 9.9%, with retail trade accounting for 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Nearly half of the local workforce are managers, at 45.7%. Other common roles include clerical and administrative work at 13.6%, while community service, machinery operation, and labouring each make up 7.4% of jobs.
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 Rand [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13324/rand/topic/employment