2.9% ▼ -61.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Rocks · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in The Rocks
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more people are in the workforce in The Rocks than in most similar areas. This is a high-employment hub where 69.8% of adults are working or looking for work, well above the national figure of 61.1%. The area is heavily driven by high-skill professional roles and full-time employment.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is very common here, with 68.1% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. The unemployment rate is 2.9%, a little below the Australian average of 5.1%.
69.8% ▲ +62.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 69.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.1% ▼ -12.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.0%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the most common industries at 19.1%, followed by finance and insurance at 17.6%. Health care, accommodation, and retail also make up significant shares of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is dominated by high-level roles, with professionals making up 39.7% of occupants and managers accounting for 28.1%. Clerical and administrative staff follow at 15.6%.
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 The Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13856/the-rocks/topic/employment