4.7% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Penrith · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Penrith
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp 11% drop in full-time employment since 2011 marks a significant shift in how people work in Penrith. While the proportion of adults working or looking for work has remained steady at 61%, the way they are employed has evolved. The local job market now mirrors state and national trends, with unemployment sitting at a modest 4.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. The unemployment rate has fallen 2.0 percentage points since 2011 to reach 4.7%, placing it around the middle for similar areas.
61.0% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 53% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 61.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 14%, followed by construction at 11.6% and retail trade at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 19.9%, while clerical and administrative roles are also common at 15.6%. Technicians and trades people account for 13.8% of the 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 Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10066/penrith/topic/employment