6.1% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Erica · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Erica
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the job market in Erica. While 59.3% of adults are working or looking for work, full-time employment is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.1%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 5.0%. Only 55.8% of residents work full-time, a rate well below the Australian average of 58.9%.
59.3% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.8%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.8% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 55.8%
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 14.7%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 13.7%. Public administration and safety, construction, and food services also each employ around 10% to 12% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%. Managers and community and personal service workers are equally common at 15.8% each, while 13.7% of people work in clerical and administrative roles.
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 Erica [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20881/erica/topic/employment