3.1% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
East Melbourne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in East Melbourne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly half of all workers in East Melbourne are professionals, making it a highly skilled employment hub. The area is defined by a strong workforce, with a much higher proportion of people employed full-time compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is common here, with 69.0% of adults in the labour force, well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also very high at 68.1%, while the unemployment rate of 3.1% is a little below the state and national figures.
69.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 67.5%
- 2021: 69.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for locals are professional and technical services at 20.8%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.2%. Education and training also employ a significant share of the workforce at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles dominate the local job market at 49.2%, which is complemented by a large number of managers at 20.0%. Clerical and administrative staff make up another 11.1% 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 East Melbourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20830/east-melbourne/topic/employment