3.9% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hughes · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Hughes
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer in Hughes, where 31.3% of workers are in this field. The area has a very strong employment profile, with 64.2% of people working full-time, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 61.4% of adults are working or looking for work, this is well below the ACT average. However, the unemployment rate is 3.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
61.4% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.2% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After public service roles, the most common industries for residents are health care and social assistance at 15.5%, and professional and technical services at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is led by professionals and managers, who make up 37.4% and 22.9% of roles respectively, while clerical and administrative jobs account for 11.3%.
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 Hughes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80076/hughes/topic/employment