9.0% ▼ -33.6%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Curlewis · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Curlewis
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults are working or looking for work in Curlewis than in most similar areas. While 61.1% of adults are in the labour force, the area faces a significant challenge with an unemployment rate of 9.0%, which is well above the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment is slightly higher than the state average at 59.4%, though this is down from 67.7% in 2011. The unemployment rate remains a major issue at 9.0%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the 4.9% seen across New South Wales.
61.1% ▲ +77.2%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 55.7%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.4% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.7%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The biggest employers in the area are health care and social assistance at 14.3%, followed by accommodation and food services at 10.2% and mining at 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
A large portion of the local workforce consists of machinery operators and drivers (21.1%) and labourers (18.0%), with technicians and trades making up another 12.0%.
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 Curlewis [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121029/curlewis/topic/employment