4.6% ▼ -20.8%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Albury - Wodonga · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Albury - Wodonga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Almost the same share of the population are employed full-time in Albury - Wodonga as across Victoria and Australia, at 59.6%. This region sees more adults working or looking for work than most similar areas, though the overall unemployment rate of 4.6% is about the same as the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the unemployment rate has fallen 1.2 points since 2011 to 4.6%, the proportion of adults working or looking for work also dipped slightly to 61.3%. Full-time employment has fallen since 2011, now sitting at 59.6%.
61.3% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 62.7%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.6% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 17.6%, followed by retail trade at 10.7% and construction at 10.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%, while technicians and trades account for 15.2% of the 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 Albury - Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1001/albury-wodonga/topic/employment