3.4% ▼ -37.0%
Lower than 93% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murray · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Murray
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of full-time workers than the state average defines the workforce in Murray. While 62.9% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 58.4% since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well above the national figure, though this has fallen by 5.2 points over the last decade. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is now just 3.4%, which is among the lowest for areas of this type.
58.4% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 67.9%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 82% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 62.9%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 16.7%, followed by manufacturing at 11.7% and health care and social assistance at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 18.6%, while labourers account for 16.4% and technicians and tradespeople for 13.2%.
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 Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10056/murray/topic/employment