3.6% ▼ -60.5%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moss Vale · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Moss Vale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A 5.4 percentage point drop in unemployment since 2011 marks a strong shift in the Moss Vale job market. More adults are now working or looking for work, and the current unemployment rate of 3.6% is lower than most similar areas. This makes it a place where more people are finding employment compared to previous years.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 58.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has risen by 9.5 points since 2011. Full-time employment sits at 56.7%, which is a little below the national figure of 58.9%.
58.7% ▲ +19.2%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 58.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.7% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 68.2%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 13.8%, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.5%. Construction, education and training, and retail trade also make up significant shares of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common type of worker at 19.0%, though technicians and trades follow closely at 17.6%. Managers, labourers, and clerical staff also make up a large part 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 Moss Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114020/moss-vale/topic/employment