3.3% ▼ -14.8%
Lower than 90% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Horsham · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Horsham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the job market in Horsham. Only 3.3% of the workforce is out of a job, though the share of full-time roles has fallen slightly since 2011 to 58.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 59.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. This level of workforce activity has remained steady over the last decade.
59.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.0% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 54% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 60.7%
- 2016: 62.2%
- 2021: 58.0%
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 Horsham at 19.5%, followed by retail trade at 11.8% and construction at 9.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%, with technicians and tradespeople also common at 14.5%.
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 Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2010/horsham/topic/employment