3.0% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nelson · State Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Nelson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment in Nelson is among the highest for similar areas, with 69.6% of the workforce in these roles. This strong level of stable work helps keep the local unemployment rate very low at just 3.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 62.3% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is a little above the national figure of 61.1%.
62.3% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 55% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
69.6% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 97% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 65.9%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 69.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the main employer for 24.7% of the workforce, followed by construction at 14.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common jobs are technicians and trades, making up 19.8% of workers, while clerical and community service roles each account for 15.4%.
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 Nelson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70020/nelson/topic/employment