3.7% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Coolamon · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Coolamon
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A drop of 12 percentage points in the number of adults working or looking for work since 2011 marks a shift in the Coolamon workforce. Despite this, full-time employment has risen to 62.4%, which is well above both the state and national figures. The town maintains a stable job market with a low unemployment rate of 3.7%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While the proportion of adults working or looking for work has fallen to 56.3%, those who are employed are more likely to be in full-time roles than in most other areas. The unemployment rate has remained steady since 2011 at 3.7%, which is a little below the national figure.
56.3% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 56.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.4% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Coolamon at 15.8%. Public administration and safety and education and training follow closely, each employing 11.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Community and personal service workers make up the largest group at 17.7%, followed closely by professionals at 17.3%. Technicians and trades people account for another 13.4% of local jobs.
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 Coolamon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115042/coolamon/topic/employment