Lithgow City Council

Jobs to workers ratio

The jobs to residents ratio for Lithgow City Council in 2022/23 was 0.93, meaning that there were less jobs than resident workers. Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services had the highest ratio (1.24), while the lowest ratio was found in Information Media and Telecommunications (0.27).

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 Lithgow City Council 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
Lithgow City Council 2022/232017/18
IndustryLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residentsLocal jobsEmployed residentsRatio of jobs to residents
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing2192031.082342261.04
Mining9418851.069258101.14
Manufacturing4114640.884905740.85
Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services3422751.243212961.08
Construction8838631.027487780.96
Wholesale Trade1601710.942122220.96
Retail Trade6677110.947738480.91
Accommodation and Food Services6377650.836697340.91
Transport, Postal and Warehousing3293490.944114210.98
Information Media and Telecommunications291060.2764900.71
Financial and Insurance Services1661501.111611710.94
Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services1071360.79961030.94
Professional, Scientific and Technical Services2442760.892252790.81
Administrative and Support Services2923090.942732850.96
Public Administration and Safety9961,0800.929468201.15
Education and Training6156920.896205851.06
Health Care and Social Assistance1,0991,1490.969381,0520.89
Arts and Recreation Services1171940.60871230.71
Other Services3564680.763143640.86
Total industries8,6139,2460.938,5078,7830.97

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.

Please refer to specific data notes for more information
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