2.6% ▼ -62.1%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Murrumbateman · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Murrumbateman
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high rate of employment defines Murrumbateman, where 78% of adults are working or looking for work. This workforce is remarkably stable, with full-time employment rising significantly since 2011 to reach 67.4%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far more adults here are in the workforce than in the state or national figures. Full-time work is well above the national 58.9%, while the unemployment rate is much lower than most areas at just 2.6%.
78.0% ▲ +86.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.8%
- 2016: 55.2%
- 2021: 78.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
67.4% ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.2%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 67.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the biggest employer at 26.6%, followed by construction at 13.1%. Professional and technical roles make up 10.5% of the local workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in four workers is a professional, and 20.4% are managers. Clerical and administrative roles follow at 16.3%, while technicians and tradespeople make up 13.4% of the 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 Murrumbateman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115108/murrumbateman/topic/employment