3.2% ▼ -65.5%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Echuca - Moama (Moama Part) · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Echuca - Moama (Moama Part)
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A sharp drop in unemployment to just 3.2% marks the biggest shift in the Moama Part of Echuca - Moama since 2011. While fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the state average, those who are employed face a shrinking share of full-time roles.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 53.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment has also fallen to 54.2%, a level well below the New South Wales average.
53.8% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.8%
- 2016: 61.6%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.2%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 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 most common industry at 15.0%, followed by construction at 12.5% and accommodation and food services at 11.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.5%, while technicians and trades workers account for 15.8% of the local workforce.
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 Echuca - Moama (Moama Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112007/echuca-moama/topic/employment