4.6% —
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wagga Wagga · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wagga Wagga
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A strong employment rate defines Wagga Wagga, where 62.1% of adults are working or looking for work. This is much higher than most similar areas. The local job market is particularly robust, with full-time employment sitting well above both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is common here, with 62.2% of the workforce in full-time roles, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.0%. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is 4.6%, about the same as the national figure of 5.1%.
62.1% —
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% —
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
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 19.4%, followed by education and training at 10.7%. Retail trade also employs a significant 10.5% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.7%, and community and personal service workers at 13.9%.
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 Wagga Wagga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112019/wagga-wagga/topic/employment