3.4% ▼ -59.5%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Gunning · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Gunning
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly one quarter of workers in Gunning (L) are employed in public administration and safety. This strong presence in government services helps drive a workforce where 65.6% of people work full-time, a figure well above the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work rose 24 points since 2011 to 63.4%, which is much higher than most similar areas. This increase has coincided with a lower unemployment rate of 3.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
63.4% ▲ +59.5%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 63.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
65.6% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 65.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Public administration and safety is the most common industry at 24.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 13.5% and education and training at 11.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 20.9%, with managers following at 16.3% and technicians and trades at 14.2%.
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 Gunning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121047/gunning/topic/employment