6.5% ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 87% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Traralgon - Morwell · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Traralgon - Morwell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Traralgon - Morwell, where 17.8% of the workforce is employed in this sector. This area faces some job market challenges, with a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places. The typical workforce experience is shifting, as the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here than in most areas, at 54.7%, which is well below the national figure. Unemployment is 6.5%, a little above both the state and national rates, and has risen 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
54.7% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 68% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 67.2%
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 57% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 58.7%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
People in the workforce are most often employed in health care and social assistance (17.8%), followed by retail trade (10.6%) and construction (9.1%). Other key employers include public administration and safety at 8.8% and education and training at 7.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 18.0%, followed by technicians and trades at 15.5%. Clerical and administrative workers make up 14.3% of the workforce, while community and personal service roles account for 12.8%.
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 Traralgon - Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/2018/traralgon-morwell/topic/employment