9.4% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rainbow · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Rainbow
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A small number of adults, just 42.8%, are working or looking for work in Rainbow. This figure is far below the national average and has remained steady since 2011. While the unemployment rate has fallen to 9.4%, it remains well above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Full-time employment fell by 6.3 points since 2011 to reach 57.3%. This is a little below the Victorian average of 59.2%.
42.8% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.4%
- 2016: 70.8%
- 2021: 42.8%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.3% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 63.6%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employer in the area is agriculture, forestry, and fishing at 17.1%, followed by health care and social assistance at 15.2%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals and managers make up the most common roles, accounting for 19.5% and 18.9% of the workforce 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 Rainbow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222077/rainbow/topic/employment