5.6% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wyoming · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Wyoming
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Wyoming than in the rest of the country, with only 54.1% in the labour force. This is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The local unemployment rate of 5.6% is also much higher than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the New South Wales figure, with only 53.9% of residents working full-time. This trend is mirrored by the total labour force, which is much lower than in most other areas.
54.1% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.9% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 59.9%
- 2021: 53.9%
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 here at 19.4%. Other significant employers include retail trade at 10.6% and construction at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 20.8%. Technicians and trades follow at 14.5%, while clerical and administrative jobs account for 13.5% of the local 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 Wyoming [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL14463/wyoming/topic/employment