3.3% ▼ -19.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Somersby · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Somersby
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Somersby compared to the state average. Around 62.5% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This workforce is largely stable, with unemployment sitting at a low 3.3%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.1% of the community have full-time jobs, a figure that is about the same as the state and national levels. The local unemployment rate of 3.3% is a little below both the New South Wales and Australian figures.
62.5% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 62.4%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several sectors, with construction at 11.8% and health care and social assistance at 11.3% being the most common. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a notable role, employing 9.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are managers at 21.1% and professionals at 17.2%. Technicians and tradespeople make up another 16.3% of the local workforce.
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 Somersby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13587/somersby/topic/employment