0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Widden · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Widden
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An exceptionally strong workforce defines Widden, where 81.3% of adults are working or looking for work. This is far above the national figure and is among the highest rates for similar areas. The local job market is remarkably stable, with a reported unemployment rate of 0.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working adults make up 81.3% of the population, which is 20 percentage points higher than the Australian average. Full-time employment is also very high at 81.0%, far above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%.
81.3% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 90.0%
- 2021: 81.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
81.0% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 77.8%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry here, employing 81.0% of the workforce. Professional and technical services make up a small 4.8% of local jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 38.1%, followed by managers at 28.6%. Other roles include clerical and administrative staff at 12.7% and technicians and trades at 7.9%.
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 Widden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14303/widden/topic/employment