7.5% ▲ +159.0%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 7.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Cobargo · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Cobargo
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Accommodation and food services are the biggest employer in Cobargo, where 15.3% of workers are in this industry. This is a place with a shrinking workforce, as the number of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 49.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This is matched by a small full-time workforce of 44.2% and an unemployment rate of 7.5%, which is a little above the state average.
49.6% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 65.8%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
44.2% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is led by accommodation and food services at 15.3%, followed by health care and social assistance at 14.1%. Retail trade, construction, and manufacturing also make up significant shares of the local industry.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common workers at 19.0%, followed closely by technicians and trades at 18.4%. Community and personal service workers make up 14.1% of the workforce, while sales workers and managers follow at 12.9% and 11.7%.
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 Cobargo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122035/cobargo/topic/employment