4.4% ▲ +19.1%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Berry · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Berry
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Professionals make up the biggest slice of the workforce in Berry, where nearly 31% of workers hold professional roles. This community sees a high proportion of skilled workers, though far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 43.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1% and has fallen by 8.8 points since 2011. Full-time employment is also well below the state average at 54.0%, while the 4.4% unemployment rate is about the same as the national figure.
43.6% ▼ -16.8%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.4%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with health care and social assistance being the most common industry at 14.8%. Construction and education and training both account for 10.0% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Beyond professionals, managers make up 17.9% of the local workforce. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 12.9%, and clerical and administrative positions at 11.2%.
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 Berry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115017/berry/topic/employment