5.7% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rutherford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Rutherford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 5.7% marks the local job market in Rutherford, which is much higher than most similar areas. While many residents work full-time, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is slightly lower than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the Australian average of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 59.7%, a little above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
58.2% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 58.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.7% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.8%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 59.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 15.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.7% and construction at 8.9%. Other notable industries include mining (7.5%) and manufacturing (7.2%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.4%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.5%, labourers at 13.2%, and machinery operators and drivers at 12.1%.
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 Rutherford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13464/rutherford/topic/employment