3.1% ▲ +38.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Merrimu · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Merrimu
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher proportion of the local workforce is now in full-time roles than in previous years. Merrimu sees 65.3% of its people working full-time, which is well above both the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.1% of adults are working or looking for work, slightly above the national figure. The unemployment rate is 3.1%, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
64.1% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 64.5%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.3% ▲ +18.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.9%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 65.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for workers here at 18.7%. Other notable sectors include education and training at 8.8% and retail trade at 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 16.6%. Managers and clerical workers are also common, each representing 13.5% 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 Merrimu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21668/merrimu/topic/employment