5.7% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 76% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Armidale · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Armidale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much higher unemployment than most similar areas marks the job market in Armidale. While 5.7% of the workforce is without a job, the town relies heavily on the public sector, with over a third of workers employed in education, training, and health care.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 56.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen slightly since 2011 to 56.8%.
56.0% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.8% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 56% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 58.4%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Education and training is the biggest employer at 21.6%, followed by health care and social assistance at 16.2%. Other main industries include retail trade at 9.4% and food and accommodation at 8.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 26.8%, which is consistent with the high number of people working in education and health. Community and personal service workers make up 13.3% 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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1002/armidale/topic/employment