3.0% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gisborne · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Gisborne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far higher proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Gisborne than in the rest of the country. About 68.1% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This high level of activity is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate is a little below the Victorian average of 5.0%, full-time employment stands at 58.8%. This is about the same as the typical figure for both the state and Australia.
68.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.5%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 68.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.8% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.4%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 58.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.3%. Health care and social assistance follow at 12.0%, while education and training employ 11.4% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.9% and managers at 14.7%.
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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21001/gisborne/topic/employment