1.5% ▼ -82.8%
Lower than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Pitt Town · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Pitt Town
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very high workforce rate of 70.9% marks Pitt Town as a place where a large proportion of adults are working or looking for work. This is well above the national figure, combined with a tiny unemployment rate of 1.5%. The local job market is strong and has grown steadily over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is far above the New South Wales average, rising 9.3 points since 2011. At the same time, unemployment has fallen sharply to just 1.5%, which is well below the national figure.
70.9% ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.7%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 70.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.5% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 53.7%
- 2016: 56.2%
- 2021: 57.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer in the area, accounting for 21.7% of jobs. Other common industries include health care and social assistance at 9.0%, and retail trade at 8.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 18.8%. This is followed closely by managers at 18.1% and clerical and administrative staff at 17.6%.
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 Pitt Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115120/pitt-town/topic/employment