4.6% ▲ +23.2%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pottsville · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Pottsville
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower full-time employment rates than most similar areas define the workforce in Pottsville. Only 49.8% of adults are employed full-time, a figure that has fallen by 16 percentage points since 2011. This shift marks a significant change in how the local community works compared to a decade ago.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 57.1% of adults are working or looking for work, this is well below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 4.6%, which is about the same as both the state and national figures.
57.1% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.8% ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.4%
- 2016: 62.1%
- 2021: 49.8%
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 18.4%, followed by construction at 12.9% and education and training at 12.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.5%, while technicians and trades account for 16.1% 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 Pottsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL114025/pottsville/topic/employment