1.9% ▼ -65.7%
Lower than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Mansfield · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Mansfield
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A tiny 1.9% unemployment rate makes finding work easier in Mansfield than in most other areas. While more adults are working or looking for work now than in 2011, fewer people are in full-time roles, which have fallen nearly 9 percentage points over the last decade.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose to 56.9% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also well below the state average, sitting at 53.5%.
56.9% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 45.5%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 62.4%
- 2016: 57.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The local economy is split evenly across several sectors, with construction and retail trade both employing 12.5% of the workforce. Health care and social assistance follow closely at 12%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople make up the largest group of workers at 18.8%. Professionals, managers, and community or personal service workers also hold significant shares of the local job market.
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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215053/mansfield/topic/employment