1.0% ▼ -67.3%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 1.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Run-o-Waters · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Run-o-Waters
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of just 1% makes Run-o-Waters a place where almost everyone who wants a job has one. Most of the workforce is employed full-time, with 61.4% of the population in steady work. This level of employment is well above the New South Wales figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the national figure. Full-time employment is higher than in most other areas, while the unemployment rate is much lower than both the state and national rates.
62.3% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.7%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Work in the area is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in public administration and safety at 16.5% and health care and social assistance at 15.8%. Retail trade and hospitality also employ a notable portion of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common workers at 18.8%, followed closely by clerical and administrative staff at 17.2%. Other common roles include managers, community service workers, and machinery operators.
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 Run-o-Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13455/run-o-waters/topic/employment