7.8% ▲ +29.5%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Melton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Melton
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A high number of full-time roles shape the working life of Melton, where 60.9% of the workforce is in full-time employment. While more people are working full-time than in most similar areas, the local unemployment rate is also much higher than average at 7.8%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The number of adults working or looking for work is 59.6%, which is a little below the national figure of 61.1%. Unemployment has risen to 7.8%, making it a little above the Victorian rate of 5.0%.
59.6% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.9%
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 59.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.9% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.3%
- 2016: 57.0%
- 2021: 60.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 12.5%, followed closely by transport and warehousing at 11.8% and construction at 11.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Machinery operators and drivers and technicians and trades are the most common jobs, each making up 14.5% of the local workforce. Community and personal service roles follow at 14.0%.
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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL211002/melton/topic/employment