5.8% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ocean Shores · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ocean Shores
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time work has plummeted in Ocean Shores, falling 21 percentage points since 2011 to just 42.2%. This shift defines the local workforce, with far fewer residents in stable full-time roles compared to the rest of the state. While many people are still working or seeking jobs, the local unemployment rate has crept up to 5.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 56.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. This is a notable drop from 2011, when 65.3% of the community was in the labour force.
56.5% ▼ -13.6%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.3%
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
42.2% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 42.2%
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 17.6%, followed by accommodation and food at 11.0% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About a quarter of workers are professionals, while 15.0% work as technicians and tradespeople and 14.4% are in community and personal service.
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 Ocean Shores [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115115/ocean-shores/topic/employment