7.3% ▲ +122.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Spencer · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Spencer
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the main employer in Spencer, where 19.6% of the workforce is employed in this field. The area struggles with employment, as the unemployment rate is a little above the national figure and far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is much lower than most areas. Full-time employment is also far below the national figure at 44.6%, while the unemployment rate of 7.3% is a little above the New South Wales average.
48.2% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.7%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.6% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 44.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Jobs in Spencer are spread across several sectors, with construction at 14.3% and both accommodation and food and transport and warehousing at 8.9%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also employ a notable 8% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 19.6%. This is followed by professionals at 16.1%, machinery operators and drivers at 15.2%, and technicians and trades at 14.3%.
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 Spencer [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13623/spencer/topic/employment