14.5% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 14.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ardlethan · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ardlethan
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high unemployment rate of 14.5% marks the job market in Ardlethan, which is well above the national figure. While full-time work rose slightly since 2011, far fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 37.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Full-time employment sits at 51.6%, which is well below the New South Wales average of 58.0%.
37.7% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 37.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.6% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry at 14.0%. Retail trade and transport and warehousing follow, each employing 10.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers make up the largest group of workers at 24.7%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers at 19.4% and machinery operators and drivers at 15.1%.
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 Ardlethan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122005/ardlethan/topic/employment