9.1% ▲ +110.3%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Moe - Newborough · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Moe - Newborough
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Moe - Newborough, where 17% of workers find their roles. This area faces significant job challenges, with a much higher unemployment rate than most similar places. Only 47.4% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure that has fallen sharply over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 9.1%, which is well above the Victorian figure of 5.0%. This reflects a tough local market where full-time employment has fallen to 54.3%, and the proportion of adults working or looking for work has dropped by 15 points since 2011.
47.4% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 66% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.3% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 54.9%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Beyond health care, the main industries for local workers are retail trade at 10.8%, construction at 10.1%, and education and training at 7.6%. Manufacturing also employs a notable 7.1% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest occupational group at 18%. They are followed by community and personal service workers at 15.8%, labourers at 13.9%, and clerical and administrative staff at 13%.
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 Moe - Newborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213010/moe-newborough/topic/employment