3.0% ▼ -34.1%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 3.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Milton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Milton
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 Milton compared to the rest of the country. Only 44.8% of adults are in the labour force, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This shift is part of a larger trend, as full-time employment has fallen sharply since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The percentage of adults working or looking for work is far below the New South Wales figure, and full-time employment has dropped 21 points over the last decade to 44%. Despite this, the unemployment rate is just 3.0%, which is much lower than most other areas.
44.8% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.0% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry here at 14.3%, followed by construction at 12.9% and retail trade at 12.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.5%, while technicians and trades people account for 15.1% 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 Milton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115104/milton/topic/employment