8.5% ▲ +210.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Grass Valley · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Grass Valley
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher unemployment rate of 8.5% marks the current job market in Grass Valley. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, and full-time employment is far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 57.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is alongside a far lower rate of full-time employment at 45.2% and an unemployment rate that is much higher than most areas.
57.7% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.2%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
45.2% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 62.5%
- 2021: 45.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the most common industry here, employing 23.3% of the workforce. Other main sectors include health care and social assistance at 15.1%, and accommodation and food at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Sales workers make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%, followed by community and personal service workers at 17.8%. Labourers account for 15.1% of jobs in the area.
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 Grass Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50578/grass-valley/topic/employment