6.1% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 68% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Kurri Kurri · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Kurri Kurri
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A slightly higher unemployment rate than the state average marks the job market in Kurri Kurri, where 6.1% of the workforce is out of work. Despite this, more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, with 58.9% of the population in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has risen to 58.7% since 2011, a figure that is about the same as the national average. This comes as the overall share of adults working or looking for work rose 8.6 points over the last decade.
58.9% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.7% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.0%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 58.7%
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 16.1%, followed by retail trade at 10.6% and construction at 10.0%. Manufacturing and food services also make up a significant part of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers are the most common occupation at 18.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.2% and labourers at 13.8%.
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 Kurri Kurri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112011/kurri-kurri/topic/employment