7.7% ▼ -36.4%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Warren · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Warren
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment reaches 68.4% in Warren, a figure that is well above the national average. While many residents hold steady full-time roles, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is far below both state and national levels.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is much lower than most areas at 43.2%, and the unemployment rate of 7.7% is a little above the national figure. However, the unemployment rate has fallen 4.4 points since 2011.
43.2% ▼ -5.2%
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
68.4% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 68.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer in Warren, making up 19.8% of jobs, followed by education and training at 10.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Local jobs are spread across various roles, with technicians and trades at 15.6% and labourers at 15.4% being the most common occupations.
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 Warren [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115153/warren/topic/employment