9.6% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 9.6%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Skipton · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Skipton
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 Skipton than in the rest of the country, with only 38% in the workforce. This gap is stark compared to the Victorian figure of 62.4%, and the area has seen a sharp drop in full-time employment since 2011.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 9.6%, which is well above the national figure of 5.1%. This represents a significant rise from 2011, when the rate was 0.0%, while the proportion of adults working or looking for work has stayed roughly the same at 38%.
38.0% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 37.2%
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.6% ▼ -17.6%
Lower than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 66.3%
- 2016: 53.3%
- 2021: 54.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the most common industry here at 16.3%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 14.9%. Other notable sectors include retail trade, transport, and manufacturing.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Technicians and trades make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%. Machinery operators and drivers follow at 16.3%, with community and personal service workers accounting for 15.6% of occupations.
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 Skipton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222084/skipton/topic/employment