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Employment and Economy Overview - City of Greater Geelong
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Quarterly updates on unemployment job advertisements building activity spending house prices and major construction projects in the City of Greater Geelong.
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| Economic indicator (geography) | Latest update | Data | Movement |
| Unemployment rate (Geelong SA4) | March 2023 | 2.4%* | 0.0pts |
| New online job advertisements (Geelong and Surf Coast) | March 2023 Quarter | 10 554 | -3.2% |
| Domestic building activity (City of Greater Geelong) | March 2023 Quarter | $357.7 million | -4.7% |
| New dwelling approvals (City of Greater Geelong) | March 2023 Quarter | 735 | -8.7% |
| Non-domestic building activity** (City of Greater Geelong) | March 2023 Quarter | $109.2 million | -33.1% |
| Expenditure data (City of Greater Geelong) | March 2023 Quarter | $1.5 billion | -9.5% |
| Median house price (City of Greater Geelong) | March 2023 Quarter | $759 500 | -2.6% |
| Major Projects ^ (City of Greater Geelong) | May 2023 | $16.9 billion |
Note: The Geelong SA4 area includes the City of Greater Geelong Borough of Queenscliffe Surf Coast Shire and the majority of the Golden Plains Shire.
*12-month rolling average - unemployment rate data is based on Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) original data (sourced from survey respondents rather than trend or seasonally adjusted data). The ABS advises that their unemployment rate data be adjusted to a 12-month rolling average to smooth out volatility in the monthly data. **Figures are as provided to City of Greater Geelong (which may not always include stage breakdowns). ^Construction projects valued over $10 million proposed approved under construction or recently completed in the City of Greater Geelong.
Industry demographic and forecast data
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- Peak overnight population - Barwon Region
Regional economic news summary
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