4.6% ▼ -31.7%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Blue Mountains · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Blue Mountains
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower share of full-time workers than most similar areas defines the job market in the Blue Mountains. Only 48.8% of adults are employed full-time, a figure that has fallen by 11 points since 2011. This makes the region's employment patterns quite distinct from the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 54.8%, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the share of full-time roles has dropped, the unemployment rate has improved, falling 2.2 points since 2011 to reach 4.6%.
54.8% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.5%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.8% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 17.5%, followed by education and training at 14.4%. Other common industries include public administration and safety, retail trade, and professional services.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 30.2%. Other frequent jobs include community and personal service work at 13.3%, managers at 13.2%, and technicians and trades at 12.4%.
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 Blue Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112003/blue-mountains/topic/employment