5.6% ▼ -36.2%
Higher than 73% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Forster - Tuncurry · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Forster - Tuncurry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Forster - Tuncurry, where 21% of workers are in this field. This area has a much smaller proportion of people working or looking for work than the state and national figures, with only 39.9% of adults in the workforce.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer people here work full-time compared to the rest of the country, with the 48.6% figure sitting well below the New South Wales average. While the unemployment rate is 5.6%, this is about the same as the national figure.
39.9% ▲ +3.2%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.6% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 95% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 51.7%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
After health care, the most common industries for local workers are retail trade at 12.9% and accommodation and food services at 12%. Construction and education also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.8%, followed closely by community and personal service workers at 17%. Technicians, trades, sales, and office staff also provide a large part of the local 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 Forster - Tuncurry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1013/forster-tuncurry/topic/employment