Kiama Municipality

Jobs to workers ratio

The jobs to residents ratio for Kiama Municipality in 2022/23 was 0.64, meaning that there were less jobs than resident workers. Accommodation and Food Services had the highest ratio (1.21), while the lowest ratio was found in Mining (0.03).

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 Kiama Municipality 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
Kiama Municipality2022/232017/18
IndustryLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residentsLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residents
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2161811.202192011.09
Mining62200.0322220.01
Manufacturing1695580.301585940.27
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services301580.19221240.18
Construction1,1981,5480.771,0361,5840.65
Wholesale Trade322110.15641830.35
Retail Trade6237700.816888930.77
Accommodation and Food Services1,2161,0041.211,0808691.24
Transport, Postal and Warehousing1593510.452134250.50
Information Media and Telecommunications371260.29551300.42
Financial and Insurance Services1822950.621232560.48
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1392340.591121720.65
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services5357820.684306830.63
Administrative and Support Services2772880.962812681.05
Public Administration and Safety4749990.473598480.42
Education and Training6291,3760.465571,3250.42
Health Care and Social Assistance9541,8770.517121,5340.46
Arts and Recreation Services1761940.912001841.08
Other Services3614120.882873590.80
Total industries7,41311,5840.646,59910,8540.61

Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (NIEIR) ©2024. 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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