5.0% ▼ -14.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Traralgon · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Traralgon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A little fewer adults are working or looking for work in Traralgon compared to the state and national figures. About 59.6% of adults are in the workforce, though the typical employment pattern remains steady with 58.4% of people working full-time.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 5.0%, which is higher than most similar areas, although it sits about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
59.6% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.0%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.5%, followed by retail trade at 10.0% and construction at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common at 20.4%, while technicians and trades make up 15.4% 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 Traralgon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22569/traralgon/topic/employment