6.6% ▲ +25.2%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 6.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cessnock · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cessnock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people are working or looking for work in Cessnock compared to most similar areas. The local job market has seen a significant shift, with the share of full-time workers falling by 12 percentage points since 2011. Today, only 48.2% of adults are in the workforce, and the unemployment rate of 6.6% is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This low activity is matched by a high unemployment rate of 6.6%, a figure that has risen since 2011.
48.2% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.4%
- 2016: 49.0%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 54.2%
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 14.8%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11% and retail trade at 10.6%. Mining and construction also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%. They are followed by community and personal service workers at 16.3% and labourers at 14.6%.
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 Cessnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112005/cessnock/topic/employment