2.4% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Traralgon East · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Traralgon East
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Traralgon East compared to the state and national figures. With 65.8% of adults active in the labour force, the area shows a strong employment profile and a very low unemployment rate of 2.4%. This makes it a place where more people are employed than in most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 2.4%, which is a little below the Victorian figure of 5.0%. Meanwhile, 59.1% of the workforce are employed full-time, which is about the same as the national figure of 58.9%.
65.8% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 70.7%
- 2021: 65.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.1% ▼ -5.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 61.0%
- 2021: 59.1%
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 at 15.5%, followed by retail trade at 11.3%. Other significant employers include construction and education and training, which both sit at 9.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.3%, followed by technicians and trades at 18.1%. Clerical and administrative roles account for 15.7% 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 East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22570/traralgon-east/topic/employment