10.0% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 10.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Jeeralang · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Jeeralang
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
An unemployment rate of 10% makes Jeeralang one of the hardest hit areas among similar locations. While most adults here work or look for work at a rate similar to the state, the local jobless rate is well above the national figure. Full-time work is relatively common, with 60% of residents employed full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is around the middle for similar areas. However, the 10% unemployment rate is well above the 5.1% national figure and the 5% Victorian average.
61.5% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.5%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is spread across several fields, with manufacturing, health care and social assistance, and other services each accounting for 13.3% of the workforce. Construction and wholesale trade follow at 8.9% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 28.9% of jobs. Technicians, trades, and machinery operators and drivers each account for 11.1%, while managers and sales workers each make up 8.9%.
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 Jeeralang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21260/jeeralang/topic/employment