5.0% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Shepparton - Mooroopna · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Shepparton - Mooroopna
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer than 60% of adults are working or looking for work in Shepparton - Mooroopna, a figure that has fallen 12 points since 2011. While full-time work is common for those employed, the overall rate of people in the workforce is well below the Victorian and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 58.9%, which is about the same as the national figure. However, the unemployment rate is 5.0%, a result that is around the middle for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
56.2% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 68.1%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.9% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 55.5%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 18.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.5% and manufacturing at 9.1%. Construction and education and training both employ 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%. Labourers represent 14.9% of the workforce, while technicians and trades account for 13.0%.
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 Shepparton - Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212005/shepparton-mooroopna/topic/employment