3.1% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Longford · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Longford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Longford than in most similar areas. With 67% of adults in the labour force, this figure is well above both the Victorian and national averages. The local job market is stable, with an unemployment rate of 3.1% which is a little below the figures for the state and country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is well above the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment sits at 57%, which is a little below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
67.0% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.0%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 67.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.0% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 57.0%
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 for local workers at 15.7%, followed by construction at 13.7% and education and training at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.1%, while technicians and trades people follow closely at 20.4%. Managers account for 14.5% of the local 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 Longford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21536/longford/topic/employment