7.7% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Wellington · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Wellington
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Wellington than in most similar areas, at just 45.9%. While full-time employment has risen slightly to 58.9%, the area faces a higher unemployment rate than the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 7.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%. However, this is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 10.5%.
45.9% ▲ +13.5%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 76.1%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the largest employer at 16.0%. Other main industries include public administration and safety at 12.1%, and construction at 10.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
One in five workers is employed in community and personal service roles. Labourers make up 16.3% of the workforce, followed by technicians and trades at 12.9%.
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 Wellington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115155/wellington/topic/employment