3.2% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 86% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rural Balance · Section of State
Jobs & Industry in Rural Balance
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one quarter of the workforce in Rural Balance are managers, making it a high-status employment hub for the region. While the area has a low unemployment rate of 3.2%, fewer adults are working or looking for work than they were a decade ago.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate of 3.2% is much lower than most similar areas and sits below the national figure of 5.1%. However, the share of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 59.6% since 2011.
59.6% ▼ -4.6%
Higher than 63% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 59.4%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -6.3%
Higher than 51% of section of state areas.
- 2011: 61.6%
- 2016: 60.5%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 17.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.1% and construction at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Aside from managers, the most common roles are professionals at 16.1% and technicians and tradespeople 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 Rural Balance [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS13/rural-balance/topic/employment