2.0% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.0%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bright · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Bright
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Just 2% of people are unemployed in Bright, a rate that is well below the state and national figures. While joblessness is very low, fewer adults are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the country.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment has fallen 12 points since 2011 to 48%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 59.2%. Overall, 55% of adults are working or looking for work, well below the national average of 61.1%.
55.0% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 55.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
48.0% ▼ -19.6%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.7%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 48.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local workforce is heavily concentrated in hospitality, with 21% of people working in accommodation and food services. Retail trade follows at 10.1%, while health care and social assistance account for 9.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 21.3% of workers are professionals and 20.4% are managers. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.5%, followed by community and personal service workers at 12.4%.
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 Bright [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215015/bright/topic/employment