3.9% ▼ -37.1%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cooma · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cooma
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work is more common in Cooma than in most similar areas, with 61.4% of the workforce in permanent roles. This stability is reflected in a low unemployment rate of 3.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 8.7 points since 2011 to reach 55.5%, though this is still well below the Australian average. Full-time employment remains high at 61.4%, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.
55.5% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 46.8%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 55.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.4% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 61.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade is the biggest employer at 13.2%, followed closely by construction at 11.6% and health care and social assistance at 11%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.3%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 13.7% 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 Cooma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114004/cooma/topic/employment