3.4% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 3.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Horsham · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Horsham
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Fewer people have been working or looking for work in Horsham since 2011, with that figure falling by 7.6 percentage points. While the number of full-time roles has also dropped, the local unemployment rate is now just 3.4%. This is lower than both the state and national figures.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment sits at 57.8%, which is a little below the 59.2% seen across Victoria. The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 59.3%, a figure that is well below the state average.
59.3% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 67.0%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 59.3%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 57.7%
- 2021: 57.8%
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 19.6%, followed by retail trade at 11.9% and construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 18.9%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.4% and community and personal service workers at 13.4%.
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 Horsham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213007/horsham/topic/employment