5.0% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wagga Wagga · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wagga Wagga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is much more common in Wagga Wagga than in most similar areas. Many residents hold secure, full-time positions, with 63.3% of the workforce employed in this way. This creates a strong employment base for the region, despite an unemployment rate of 5.0% that is higher than most other similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 60.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for its level. While this is slightly above the New South Wales figure, it is about the same as the national average.
60.9% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 61.8%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.3% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 20.3%. Other major sectors include education and training at 10.5%, and retail trade at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.8%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 13.4%, while managers and community service workers each account for 12.1% of the 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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14101/wagga-wagga/topic/employment