8.1% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 8.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Yeoval · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Yeoval
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Full-time employment has climbed by 25 percentage points since 2011 in Yeoval, where 72.7% of the workforce now holds a full-time role. This is far above the national figure, though a smaller proportion of adults are working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The typical worker is more likely to be in full-time employment than in most areas, yet the unemployment rate is 8.1%, which is well above the New South Wales figure. This comes as the share of adults working or looking for work fell by 10 points since 2011 to 45.7%.
45.7% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.1%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
72.7% ▲ +51.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 48.0%
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Employment is split evenly between agriculture, forestry and fishing and education and training, each accounting for 19.5% of jobs. Health care and social assistance follows at 14.3%, with construction and retail trade making up smaller shares.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals are the most common occupation at 20.8%. Technicians, trades, and labourers each make up 16.9% of the workforce, while machinery operators and drivers account for 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 Yeoval [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122158/yeoval/topic/employment