0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ruthven · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Ruthven
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than a quarter of Ruthven's workers are managers, leading a workforce with exceptionally strong employment rates. The area is far more active in the job market than the national average, with a striking 0.0% unemployment rate recorded in the latest census.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 65.9% of adults in the labour force, well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also high at 63.0%, which is well above the Australian average of 58.9%.
65.9% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 62.0%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.0% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 83.0%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest industry in Ruthven at 18.5%. Other major sectors include health care and social assistance (16.7%), as well as construction, retail trade, and other services, which each account for 13.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Management is the most common occupation at 25.9%, followed by technicians and trades at 24.1%. Professionals make up 18.5% of the workforce, while clerical and administrative roles account for 13.0%.
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 Ruthven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13465/ruthven/topic/employment