15.7% ▲ +164.7%
Higher than 91% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 15.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rawson · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Rawson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A steep 15.7% unemployment rate marks the recent shift in Rawson, where the number of adults working or looking for work has fallen by 17 points since 2011. This change means far fewer residents are active in the workforce compared to the rest of Victoria.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work is 44.2%, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment sits at 57.1%, the unemployment rate is among the highest for similar areas at 15.7%.
44.2% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.4%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.1% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 58.3%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Local employment is spread across several sectors, with accommodation and food services being the most common at 15.5%. Health care and social assistance follow at 11.9%, while other services make up 10.7%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and tradespeople are the most common workers at 21.4%, followed by machinery operators and drivers at 19%. Community and personal service workers account for 15.5% of the workforce.
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 Rawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222078/rawson/topic/employment