4.8% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moree · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Moree
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high rate of full-time employment defines the workforce in Moree, where 67% of workers hold full-time roles. While the town has a strong core of steady jobs, the overall proportion of adults working or looking for work is quite low compared to the rest of the state.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 52.2%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, those who are employed tend to have stable roles, with full-time work rising to 67% since 2011.
52.2% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 52.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.0% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.1%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 67.0%
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 11.9%, followed by education and training at 10.8% and retail trade at 10.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a significant role, employing 9.7% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common occupation at 17.2%. Other common jobs include community and personal service workers at 13% and technicians and tradespeople at 12.8%.
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 Moree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114019/moree/topic/employment