4.8% ▼ -60.5%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Crookwell · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Crookwell
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Crookwell compared to the rest of the country. While the unemployment rate has fallen significantly since 2011, the percentage of the population in the workforce remains far below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 48.8% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the New South Wales figure. However, those who are employed are likely to be in full-time roles, with 58.5% of the workforce in full-time jobs.
48.8% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.8%
- 2016: 35.9%
- 2021: 48.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.5% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 58.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common employer for 17.2% of workers, followed by public administration and safety at 10.8%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also play a notable role, employing 9.6% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 15.9%, closely followed by labourers at 15.2% and community and personal service workers at 14.7%.
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 Crookwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115047/crookwell/topic/employment