4.7% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Nelson Bay · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Nelson Bay
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Nelson Bay than a decade ago, with the share of full-time employees falling by 9.1 points since 2011. This shift has left the area with a workforce that is far smaller than the national figure, though the unemployment rate has improved to 4.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 46.9% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 49.2%, and this has dropped significantly over the last ten years.
46.9% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 92% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 50.6%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.2% ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 49.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 13.8%, followed by accommodation and food services at 12.4%. Construction and retail trade also make up a large part of the local economy, each employing around 11% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.1%, with technicians and tradespeople close behind at 16.6%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.4% 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 Nelson Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1024/nelson-bay/topic/employment