7.2% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Raymond Terrace · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Raymond Terrace
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer in Raymond Terrace, where 14.9% of workers are in this sector. The local job market faces some challenges, with an unemployment rate of 7.2% that is much higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most other areas, at 55.7%. Full-time employment sits at 57.4%, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
55.7% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the biggest industries for local workers are retail trade at 11% and construction at 10.3%. Accommodation and food services also employ a notable 8.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are technicians and trades at 16.3%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.8%. Labourers and clerical staff also make up a large part of the local workforce.
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 Raymond Terrace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13340/raymond-terrace/topic/employment