4.3% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Geelong · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Geelong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high proportion of adults in Geelong are working or looking for work, with 61.6% active in the labour force. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.3% since 2011, the share of people in full-time roles has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.6% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure much higher than most areas. However, full-time employment is well below the national figure at 55.6% and has fallen 4.0 percentage points since 2011.
61.6% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 61.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
55.6% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 59.6%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Geelong, making up 17.1% of the workforce. Construction and retail trade also play large roles, employing 11.3% and 10.5% of people respectively.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.3%, and community and personal service workers at 13.4%.
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 Geelong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2008/geelong/topic/employment