3.1% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Romsey · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Romsey
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A much higher proportion of people are working or looking for work in Romsey compared to most similar areas. This is a productive community where 61.7% of the population are employed full-time, a figure that has remained steady since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The working rate is well above the national figure at 66.4%, though this has fallen 8.3 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate is a little below the state and national figures, sitting at a very low 3.1%.
66.4% ▼ -11.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.8%
- 2016: 55.9%
- 2021: 66.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
61.7% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.3%
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Construction is the biggest employer here, accounting for 17.3% of the workforce, followed by health care and social assistance at 10.4%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades workers make up the largest group at 20.8%, with professionals and clerical staff also common at 16.7% and 14.7% respectively.
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 Romsey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215074/romsey/topic/employment