The unemployment rate for the Albury-Wodonga Region (5.9 per cent) is slightly higher than the national unemployment rate (5.8 per cent) but than the state unemployment rate (6.2 per cent). Slide 8 Unemployment rate varies by region Participation Rate Region Dec-12 Dec-13 Annual Change (Working Age Population, 2011) Albury LGA 6.0% 7.7% 1.7% pts 77.3% Wodonga LGA 7.0% 5.8% -1.2% pts 77.1% Corowa Shire LGA 4.3% 5.5% 1.2% pts 75.6% Indigo LGA 4.1% 3.5% -0.6% pts 76.9% Wangaratta LGA 5.8% 4.6% -1.2% pts 77.9% Albury-Wodonga 5.9% 5.9% 0.0% pts 76.3% Region 5.5% 6.4% Victoria (Seasonally (Feb (Feb 0.9% pts 75.6% adj.) 2013) 2014) Unemployment rate varies by region Source: Department of Employment, Small Area Labour Markets, December Quarter 2013, ABS Labour Force Survey February 2014, ABS Census of Population and Housing 2011 In December 2013, the unemployment rate in the Albury-Wodonga Region was 5.9 per cent, a figure below the state and national unemployment rates (6.4 per cent and 6.0 per cent respectively). The Albury and Wodonga LGAs recorded the highest unemployment within the Region in December 2013 (7.7 and 5.8 per cent respectively). While the Indigo LGA reported the lowest unemployment rate (3.5 per cent).
The unemployment rate for the Albury-Wodonga Region (5.9 per cent) is slightly higher than the national unemployment rate (5.8 per cent) but than the state unemployment rate (6.2 per cent). Slide 8 Unemployment rate varies by region Region Dec-12 Dec-13 Annual Change Participation Rate (Working Age Population, 2011) Albury LGA 6.0% 7.7% 1.7% pts 77.3% Wodonga LGA 7.0% 5.8% -1.2% pts 77.1% Corowa Shire LGA 4.3% 5.5% 1.2% pts 75.6% Indigo LGA 4.1% 3.5% -0.6% pts 76.9% Wangaratta LGA 5.8% 4.6% -1.2% pts 77.9% Albury-Wodonga Region 5.9% 5.9% 0.0% pts 76.3% Victoria (Seasonally adj.) 5.5% (Feb 2013) 6.4% (Feb 2014) 0.9% pts 75.6% Unemployment rate varies by region Source: Department of Employment, Small Area Labour Markets, December Quarter 2013, ABS Labour Force Survey February 2014, ABS Census of Population and Housing 2011 In December 2013, the unemployment rate in the Albury-Wodonga Region was 5.9 per cent, a figure below the state and national unemployment rates (6.4 per cent and 6.0 per cent respectively). The Albury and Wodonga LGAs recorded the highest unemployment within the Region in December 2013 (7.7 and 5.8 per cent respectively). While the Indigo LGA reported the lowest unemployment rate (3.5 per cent).
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