5.8% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Narromine · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Narromine
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work in Narromine compared to the rest of the country. While 62.2% of the workforce holds a full-time job—a figure well above the national average—the overall number of people participating in the labour force has fallen since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 50.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. The unemployment rate is 5.8%, which is about the same as the figures for New South Wales and Australia.
50.1% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
62.2% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 62.2%
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 15.6%, followed by education and training at 11.5%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing also make up a significant part of the local economy at 10.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Work in Narromine is spread across several roles, with technicians and trades workers being the most common at 14.9%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.7%, while labourers and professionals each account for around 14% 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 Narromine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115111/narromine/topic/employment