4.2% ▼ -60.5%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 4.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Singleton · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Singleton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Singleton compared to the rest of the state. Full-time employment has jumped to 63.8% since 2011, leaving the area well above both the New South Wales and national figures. This shift comes as the local unemployment rate fell by 6.4 percentage points over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Working adults make up 64.6% of the population, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. Unemployment is now lower than most areas at 4.2%, nearly a third of what it was in 2011.
64.6% ▲ +51.3%
Higher than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 43.7%
- 2021: 64.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
63.8% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 63.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Mining is the dominant employer for 22.4% of the workforce. Other key sectors include health care and social assistance at 9.2%, and public administration and safety at 8.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up 17.7% of the local workforce, followed closely by machinery operators and drivers at 16.4%. Community and personal service workers account for 15.0% of roles.
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 Singleton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1029/singleton/topic/employment