2.5% ▼ -33.7%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 2.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Brooklyn · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Brooklyn
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A very low unemployment rate of 2.5% marks the current job market in Brooklyn (L). While more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the proportion of those in full-time roles has dropped significantly since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 63.7% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 58.7%. However, full-time employment is much lower than most areas at 50%, falling 14 points since 2011.
63.7% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 61.1%
- 2021: 63.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.0% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 52.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with education and training being the most common at 13.3%. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.6%, and construction accounts for 11.1% of jobs.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 21.9%, closely followed by managers at 21.1%. Technicians and tradespeople account for 14.6% of the local 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 Brooklyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121015/brooklyn/topic/employment