4.7% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Newcastle · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Newcastle
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
One in five workers in Newcastle is employed in health care and social assistance, making it the city's dominant industry. The area has a strong workforce, with 61.3% of adults working or looking for work. While the unemployment rate is 4.7%, the share of people in full-time roles has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
More adults are working or looking for work here than in most similar areas, sitting slightly above the New South Wales figure. However, full-time employment has fallen by 4.2 points since 2011 to 56.6%, which is a little below the national average.
61.3% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 59.1%
- 2021: 61.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 59.2%
- 2021: 56.6%
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 20.0%. Other major industries include education and training at 9.8%, construction at 9.2%, and retail trade at 9.0%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 25.7%. This is followed by technicians and trades at 13.8%, and community and personal service workers at 13.3%.
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 Newcastle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL102004/newcastle/topic/employment