3.7% ▲ +26.9%
Lower than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Huskisson · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Huskisson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Nearly 15% of workers in Huskisson (L) are employed in accommodation and food services, the most common industry here. The area has a smaller proportion of people working or looking for work than most similar places, with only 48.2% of adults in the labour force.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work here than the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the New South Wales average, and the unemployment rate of 3.7% is a little below both the state and national figures.
48.2% ▼ -26.8%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.7% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is spread across several sectors, led by accommodation and food services at 14.5%, followed by health care and social assistance at 11.8% and public administration and safety at 11.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 24.3%, while managers account for 19.2% and technicians and tradespeople make up 17.2% of the 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 Huskisson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121052/huskisson/topic/employment