3.1% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 94% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gisborne · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Gisborne
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far more adults are working or looking for work in Gisborne than in most similar areas. The local workforce is strong, with a low unemployment rate of 3.1% and a high proportion of people in professional or managerial roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Around 66.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This high activity level is matched by a low unemployment rate of 3.1%, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
66.1% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 66.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.1% ▼ -3.0%
Higher than 55% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 57.8%
- 2021: 58.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the most common industry for local workers at 14.1%. Other significant employers include health care and social assistance at 11.6%, and education and training at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About one quarter of workers are professionals, and 15.8% are managers. Technicians and trades people make up 15.6% of the workforce, while 13.2% do clerical and administrative work.
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 Gisborne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2009/gisborne/topic/employment