4.9% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Medlow Bath · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Medlow Bath
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Much lower full-time employment rates than most similar areas define Medlow Bath, where only 47.6% of people work full-time. This is a significant drop from 2011, when that figure was 66.9%. The local workforce is now far below both the state and national averages.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 52.3% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. While the unemployment rate of 4.9% is about the same as the state and national figures, it has risen slightly since 2011.
52.3% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 52.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
47.6% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.3%, followed by retail trade at 12.6% and accommodation and food services at 10.6%. Education and training and construction also employ nearly 10% of the workforce each.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 26.0%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 15.7%, and community and personal service workers 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 Medlow Bath [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121074/medlow-bath/topic/employment