4.4% —
Lower than 67% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bass (Eastern Victoria) · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Bass (Eastern Victoria)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Bass (Eastern Victoria) are working or looking for work than they were five years ago, with that figure rising 4.8 percentage points to 61.6%. This growth comes alongside a falling unemployment rate, which now sits at 4.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is lower than most areas and fell 1.8 percentage points since 2016. Full-time employment has stayed steady at 57.9%, which is slightly below the national figure of 58.9%.
61.6% —
Higher than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.9% —
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.1%
- 2021: 57.9%
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 15.7%, followed by construction at 11.9% and retail trade at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.4%, with technicians and trades people following closely at 15.7%.
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 Bass (Eastern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20302/bass/topic/employment