7.3% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 92% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moe - Newborough · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Moe - Newborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 51.7% of adults in Moe - Newborough are working or looking for work, a figure far below the Victorian average. This low level of employment is reflected in the local unemployment rate, which is among the highest for similar areas. Full-time work has also fallen by 6.6 points since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is well below the national figure at 54.9%, and the unemployment rate of 7.3% is a little above both the state and national figures. These trends follow a decade-long drop in the number of adults working or looking for work.
51.7% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 80% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 56.5%
- 2016: 49.9%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.9% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 54.9%
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 16.4%, followed by construction at 11.1% and retail trade at 10.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.9%, while community and personal service workers account for 14.4% of the workforce.
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 Moe - Newborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2013/moe-newborough/topic/employment