3.4% ▼ -68.3%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Hawks Nest · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Hawks Nest
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 Hawks Nest than in most other areas, with only 37% of adults in the labour force. This low participation is a defining feature of the local economy, though the unemployment rate is a low 3.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is far below the national figure at 48.4%, a rate that has fallen 3.5 points since 2011. While fewer people are working, the 3.4% unemployment rate is lower than most areas and has dropped significantly from 10.6% in 2011.
37.0% ▲ +13.2%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.4% ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.6%, followed by accommodation and food services at 11.6% and construction at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 18.5%, closely followed by professionals at 18.2% and community and personal service workers at 13%.
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 Hawks Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115078/hawks-nest/topic/employment