5.5% ▼ -40.3%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lismore · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Lismore
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 15 percentage point drop in full-time employment since 2011 marks a major shift in the Lismore workforce. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to most other areas, with only 53.6% in the labour force. This is well below both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is among the lowest for similar areas at 52.2%, which is well below the national figure. While the unemployment rate is higher than most areas at 5.5%, this is a decrease from 9.2% in 2011.
53.6% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 52.6%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
52.2% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 92% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 19.0%. Other major industries include retail trade at 10.6%, education and training at 10.4%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%. This is followed by managers at 13.9% and community and personal service workers 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 Lismore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10045/lismore/topic/employment