10.9% ▲ +43.5%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
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Jobs & Industry in Bet Bet
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 10.9% is among the highest for similar areas in Bet Bet. This is well above both the Victorian and national figures, where the rate sits around 5%. Very few adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 42.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the Victorian figure of 62.4%. Full-time employment is also lower than most areas, at 56.1%.
42.2% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.6%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.1% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 47.5%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here at 14.6%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing and construction each account for 12.2% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 26.8%. Labourers follow at 14.6%, with machinery operators and drivers at 12.2%.
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 Bet Bet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20226/bet-bet/topic/employment