9.1% ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Ross · Urban Centre
Jobs & Industry in Ross
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Retail trade is the biggest employer in Ross (L), with 17.3% of workers in this field. The local job market is struggling, as the percentage of adults working or looking for work has dropped significantly to 40.0%.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 40.0% of adults are working or looking for work, which is far below the national figure of 61.1%. This decline is paired with a much higher unemployment rate of 9.1%, and full-time employment has fallen by 10 points since 2011.
40.0% ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 84% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 59.9%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
51.0% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 61.1%
- 2016: 52.3%
- 2021: 51.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Retail trade leads the local economy at 17.3%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 15.4%. Other common industries include accommodation and food services at 11.5% and construction at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers make up the largest group of workers at 21.2%. Sales workers follow at 17.3%, while managers and technicians and trades workers both account for 16.3% of the local 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 Ross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL622021/ross/topic/employment