5.4% ▼ -9.3%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Sydney · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Sydney
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 9% more adults in Sydney have been working or looking for work since 2011. This high level of activity is reflected in the city's workforce, where 64.1% of people are employed full-time. Professional roles and technical services dominate the local job market.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working or looking for work is much more common here than in most areas, with 67.7% of adults active in the labour force. This is well above the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.4%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
67.7% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 58.8%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 63.5%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Professional and technical services are the biggest employer at 20.0%, followed by finance and insurance at 12.4%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 10.0% and health care and social assistance at 8.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is heavily weighted toward high-level roles, with 40.2% of people working as professionals and 20.4% as managers. Clerical and administrative workers make up 10.0% of the local 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 Sydney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10080/sydney/topic/employment