2.7% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Macarthur
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 Macarthur compared to the national figure. The area's employment rate is well above the Australian average, with a small unemployment rate of 2.7% which is lower than most areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Nearly 70% of adults here are working or looking for work, a figure that matches the ACT average but sits well above the national rate. Full-time employment is also strong at 63.1%, which is well above the Australian average.
69.6% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.5%
- 2016: 72.1%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.1% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.1%
- 2016: 68.1%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in public administration and safety, where 32.5% of people work. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 10.3% and education and training at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 29.7%, followed by managers at 19.5%. Clerical and administrative workers make up another 17.3% 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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80088/macarthur/topic/employment