2.3% ▼ -76.2%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Molong · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Molong
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A surge in full-time employment has defined the local workforce in Molong since 2011. More people are now working or looking for work, while the unemployment rate has plummeted to just 2.3%. This is much lower than most similar areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment rose 9.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 59.4%, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, the proportion of adults working or looking for work is 52.7%, well below the national figure of 61.1%.
52.7% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 50.5%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 59.4%
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 construction at 10.8% and public administration and safety at 9.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 17.9%, with labourers following at 14.7% and community and personal service workers at 13.5%.
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 Molong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115105/molong/topic/employment