2.9% ▼ -60.7%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 2.9%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Myrtleford · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Myrtleford
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Far fewer adults are working or looking for work in Myrtleford compared to the national figure, with only 53.8% active in the labour force. While overall employment is lower than in most areas, the local unemployment rate is a very low 2.9%. This suggests a workforce that is small but largely employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time work is much less common here than in other areas, at 50.8%, and this figure has fallen since 2011. However, the unemployment rate has also dropped significantly over that decade to reach 2.9%, which is a little below the Victorian average.
53.8% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 49.3%
- 2021: 53.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
50.8% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.5%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 50.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry for local workers at 16.9%, followed by manufacturing at 13.9% and retail trade at 10.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The workforce is spread across several roles, with technicians and trades being the most common at 15.1%, closely followed by community and personal service workers at 15.0%.
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 Myrtleford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215060/myrtleford/topic/employment