6.9% ▼ -10.2%
Higher than 89% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murray Bridge · Urban Area
Jobs & Industry in Murray Bridge
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work in Murray Bridge than they were in 2011. This shift is mirrored in the full-time employment rate, which has also fallen over the last decade. While health care is now the biggest employer, the area faces a tougher job market than most other similar regions.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the state and national figures. This is coupled with an unemployment rate of 6.9%, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than most similar areas.
50.0% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 86% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.4% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 59.8%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the main industry for local workers at 15.7%. Other major employers include retail trade at 11.8%, manufacturing at 11.3%, and agriculture, forestry and fishing at 8.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.6%. This is followed by community and personal service workers at 15.6% and technicians and trades people at 13.6%.
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 Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/4003/murray-bridge/topic/employment