3.2% ▼ -66.4%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
The Rock · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in The Rock
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much lower proportion of adults are working or looking for work in The Rock (L) compared to the rest of the country. While only 50.1% of adults are in the workforce, those who are employed are far more likely to have full-time roles than people in other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has jumped 13 points since 2011 to reach 64.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This trend is mirrored by a much lower unemployment rate of 3.2%, down from 9.5% a decade ago.
50.1% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.7%
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 50.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
64.1% ▲ +25.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 58.9%
- 2021: 64.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
One in five workers is employed in health care and social assistance. Other common industries for the area include retail trade at 9.0%, and both transport and education at 7.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 23.3%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 14.0% and professionals at 11.8%.
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 The Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121107/the-rock/topic/employment