6.4% ▲ +35.3%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cowra · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cowra
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer adults in Cowra were working or looking for work in 2021 compared to 2011. While 58.6% of the workforce is employed full-time, the unemployment rate has risen to 6.4%, which is a little above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 61.1%. Full-time employment is higher than in most similar areas, but this has fallen slightly since 2011.
50.2% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 54.3%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 50.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.6% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.1%
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 58.6%
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 16.7%, followed by retail trade at 11.6%. Other major sectors include accommodation and food (8.5%), education and training (8.4%), and manufacturing (8.1%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 15.1%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 14.8%. Technicians and trades people account for 14.1% 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 Cowra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114007/cowra/topic/employment