0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rous · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rous
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A zero per cent unemployment rate defines the local job market in Rous, where nearly 67% of adults are working or looking for work. While the area has a high number of active workers, full-time roles are less common here than in most other Australian regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 0.0%, which is well below the national figure of 5.1%. However, full-time employment is only 51.8%, falling well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
66.8% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 66.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.8% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 51.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the main employer for 28.8% of the workforce. Other significant sectors include health care and social assistance at 12.2%, followed by construction and retail trade at 8.6% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 32.4%. Professionals account for 13.7% of the workforce, while labourers represent 12.9%.
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 Rous [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13442/rous/topic/employment