2.3% ▲ +70.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Macarthur
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong reliance on farming defines the local economy in Macarthur, where 40.2% of workers are in agriculture, forestry and fishing. While full-time employment is more common here than in most areas, a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is very low at 2.3%, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures. Full-time work is common, with 61.2% of the workforce employed full-time, though only 55.3% of adults are working or looking for work.
55.3% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.8%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 55.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.2% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.5%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 61.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the dominant industry, employing 40.2% of the local workforce. Other common sectors include health care and social assistance at 8.7%, followed by construction and public administration at 6.8% each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 30.6%, followed by professionals at 15.5%. Labourers, technicians and trades workers each account for around 12% 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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21560/macarthur/topic/employment