4.6% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ruse · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ruse
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Ruse than in most similar areas. Only 57.3% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This trend is mirrored in full-time employment, which is also much lower than across the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 54.0%, well below the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as the state and national rates, though it remains higher than most similar areas.
57.3% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.2%
- 2016: 64.2%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common employer at 13.2%. Construction follows at 10.8%, with retail trade making up 9.9% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Clerical and administrative roles are the most common occupation at 16.4%, followed by professionals at 15.0%. Other significant groups include community and personal service workers (13.2%) and technicians and tradespeople (13.1%).
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 Ruse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13458/ruse/topic/employment