6.5% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Lithgow · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Lithgow
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 Lithgow, where 13.6% of workers are in these roles. The area faces significant challenges with a far lower share of adults working or looking for work compared to the rest of Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 47.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 6.5% since 2011, it remains a little above the New South Wales average.
47.8% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 50.1%
- 2016: 50.8%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 61.2%
- 2016: 58.2%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Aside from health care, a large number of people work in public administration and safety (10.7%), retail trade (10.3%), and accommodation and food services (9.3%). Mining also employs a notable 8.3% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.9%, followed by community and personal service workers at 14.3%. Professionals, clerical staff, and labourers also each make up over 11% 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 Lithgow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1019/lithgow/topic/employment