5.3% ▲ +10.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Singleton · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Singleton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A typical workforce profile defines Singleton, where employment rates sit around the middle for similar areas. The local economy is heavily anchored by the mining sector, which employs 20.8% of the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is roughly the same as the New South Wales figure. Full-time employment is slightly higher than the state average at 59.8%, while the unemployment rate of 5.3% is higher than most areas.
59.3% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.5%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.4%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant industry here, employing 20.8% of people. Other major employers include health care and social assistance at 10.9%, and accommodation and food services at 9.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The local workforce is led by technicians and tradespeople at 18.5% and machinery operators and drivers at 15.8%. Professionals make up 12.9% of roles, followed by community and personal service workers at 11.3%.
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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13564/singleton/topic/employment