Broken Hill City

Jobs to workers ratio

The jobs to residents ratio for Broken Hill City in 2021/22 was 0.96, meaning that there were less jobs than resident workers. Mining had the highest ratio (1.18), while the lowest ratio was found in Public Administration and Safety (0.42).

A goal of economic development is often to maximise the employment opportunities locally, leading to a more socially and environmentally sustainable community.

Employment capacity is a simple way of looking at whether Broken Hill City could theoretically provide jobs for all its residents if they were to choose to work locally.

Employment capacity is simply the number of local jobs in an industry, divided by the number of local residents employed (anywhere) in that industry. A figure over 1.0 means there are more jobs available than residents employed in that industry. Under 1.0 means there are more residents employed than jobs available in that sector.

This is a theoretical exercise as, even if there are enough jobs provided locally, there will always be some people who choose to commute out of the area.

Employment capacity data should be viewed in conjunction with Employment self-containment and Residents place of work data, which provides detail about the actual proportion of residents working locally, and Gross Regional Product and Worker productivity data which shows the economic contribution of residents and workers.

Data source

National Economics (NIEIR) - Modelled series

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Employment capacity by industry
Broken Hill City2021/222016/17
IndustryLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residentsLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residents
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing47560.841641551.05
Mining1,0689011.188498521.00
Manufacturing1481500.991581670.95
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services1461490.981571610.97
Construction5915871.013693720.99
Wholesale Trade1641501.101641690.97
Retail Trade7507161.051,0831,0970.99
Accommodation and Food Services5925871.017828010.98
Transport, Postal and Warehousing4134280.962452550.96
Information Media and Telecommunications61630.9772750.96
Financial and Insurance Services74651.1590821.09
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services66670.9871711.00
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services1291211.061401450.97
Administrative and Support Services2192201.002072150.96
Public Administration and Safety4621,0890.424985350.93
Education and Training5705381.067197240.99
Health Care and Social Assistance1,6661,5941.051,4451,4131.02
Arts and Recreation Services91970.9464670.96
Other Services2892821.024104140.99
Total industries7,5487,8610.967,6857,7700.99

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2023. Compiled and presented in economy.id by .id (informed decisions). NIEIR-ID data are adjusted each year, using updated employment estimates. Each release may change previous years’ figures.Learn more.

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