5.5% ▲ +193.8%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ewingsdale · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ewingsdale
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A far lower share of full-time workers, at 46.4%, defines the employment landscape in Ewingsdale compared to the rest of the state. While more adults are working or looking for work than in most similar areas, the proportion of people in steady full-time roles has dropped sharply over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 61.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is a little above the New South Wales figure. However, the unemployment rate has risen to 5.5% since 2011, and full-time employment has fallen by 22 points in that time.
61.1% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.4%
- 2016: 52.8%
- 2021: 61.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
46.4% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 59.7%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, with the largest shares in accommodation and food (13.4%), construction (12.0%), and retail trade (11.4%).
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professional roles are the most common, making up 24.8% of jobs, followed by managers at 21.9% and technicians and trades at 11.7%.
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 Ewingsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121039/ewingsdale/topic/employment