6.2% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Armidale · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Armidale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Education and training is the biggest employer in Armidale, with 21.4% of the workforce in this field. This strong focus on learning and health services shapes a local job market that leans heavily toward professional roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults are working or looking for work here compared to the state and national figures, at 54.8%. The unemployment rate is 6.2%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
54.8% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.3%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.6% ▼ -9.4%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance follow education as the next largest industry at 16.8%. Other common workplaces include retail trade at 9.9% and accommodation and food services at 8.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.4%, which aligns with the high number of education and health roles. Community and personal service workers follow at 14.2%.
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 Armidale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112001/armidale/topic/employment