5.5% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ryde · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Ryde
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professional roles are the most common way to earn a living in Ryde, where 37.4% of workers are professionals. This high concentration of skilled jobs is reflected in the local workforce, with more adults working or looking for work than in the typical Australian area.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Full-time employment is also a little above the national figure at 60.9%, though this has fallen by 5.5 points since 2011.
62.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 58% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 62.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▼ -8.3%
Higher than 72% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 65.9%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is most active in professional and technical services at 13.8%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.2%. Education and training, retail, and finance also make up significant shares of employment.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up 37.4% of the workforce, the largest group by far. This is followed by managers at 14.4% and clerical or administrative workers at 14.0%.
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 Ryde [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10073/ryde/topic/employment