4.1% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Upper Hunter · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Upper Hunter
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More than 61% of workers in Upper Hunter are in full-time roles, a figure well above the New South Wales average. This strong level of full-time employment is a key feature of the local economy, despite a small decline in the share of full-time workers since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 59.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is lower than most areas. However, the unemployment rate remains low at 4.1%, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
59.5% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 58.6%
- 2021: 59.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.1%
- 2016: 62.3%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the biggest employer at 14.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 10.2% and health care and social assistance at 9.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades at 17.4% and machinery operators and drivers at 14.3%, which reflects the area's strong industrial and agricultural base.
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 Upper Hunter [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10085/upper-hunter/topic/employment