3.6% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 83% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Echuca - Moama · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Echuca - Moama
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer people are without work in Echuca - Moama than in most similar areas. While the unemployment rate is a low 3.6%, the share of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the Australian figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen, with 55.4% of the workforce in full-time roles—well below the state average of 59.2%.
56.2% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 58% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 57.3%
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.4% ▼ -7.2%
Lower than 71% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 55.4%
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 16.7%, followed by construction at 11.8% and retail trade at 10.5%. Other major industries include accommodation and food services at 10.4% and manufacturing at 9.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 16.8%, with technicians and trades following closely at 16.0%. Community and personal service workers account for 14.0%, while managers and labourers make up 13.2% and 11.7% respectively.
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 Echuca - Moama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2007/echuca-moama/topic/employment