5.5% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Verona · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Verona
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are working or looking for work in Verona than in most similar areas. Only 51.2% of adults are in the labour force, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This lower level of employment is combined with an unemployment rate of 5.5%, which is higher than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Just over half of adults are working or looking for work, a rate well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also much lower than most areas at 50.4%, while the unemployment rate sits at 5.5%.
51.2% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 51.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.4% ▼ -6.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 50.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for residents at 20.7%, followed closely by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 19.8%. Public administration and safety also make up a significant 12.4% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a third of the workforce are managers, the most common role at 33.9%. Professionals and technicians or tradespeople each make up 18.2% of the local jobs.
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 Verona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14091/verona/topic/employment