5.2% ▼ -27.1%
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gosford · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Gosford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 53.7% of people in Gosford work full-time, a figure that is well below the national average. This means a much lower share of the local workforce has a full-time job compared to most other areas. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 5.2% since 2011, overall workforce participation remains low.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Adults working or looking for work make up 55.5% of the population, which is well below the New South Wales and Australian figures. Full-time employment has seen a notable drop, falling 7.4 percentage points since 2011.
55.5% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.7% ▼ -12.1%
Lower than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.0%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Gosford at 17.9%. Other common industries include retail trade at 9.8% and construction at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 22.5%. Technicians and trades follow at 13.6%, closely followed by clerical and administrative staff at 13.5%.
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 Gosford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10030/gosford/topic/employment