2.0% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Invergordon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Invergordon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong work ethic defines Invergordon, where a huge 69.9% of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The local job market is remarkably steady, with a very low unemployment rate of just 2.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 64.2% of the workforce in full-time roles, well above the Victorian average of 59.2%. This high level of employment is reflected in the 2.0% unemployment rate, which is much lower than the 5.1% seen across Australia.
69.9% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry for 26.0% of workers. Health care and social assistance follows at 15.2%, while education and training employs 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four local workers is a manager, making up 25.1% of occupations. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.9% and professionals at 14.6%.
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 Invergordon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21233/invergordon/topic/employment