Region. Most vulnerable labour markets

The top 10 most vulnerable labour markets are in Western Sydney, according to the latest Australian Government’s Small Area Labour Markets report, September quarter 2009. Areas with a 10.0 per cent or higher unemployment rate are Blacktown-South West, 14.5 per cent (up from 13.6 per cent same quarter 2008), Fairfield-East, 14.3 per cent (9.4 per cent), Parramatta-South 12.6 per cent (9.0 per cent), Campbelltown-North, 10.8 per cent (7.7 per cent), Bankstown-North East, 10.8 per cent (8.6 per cent), Campbelltown-South, 10.0 per cent (7.1 per cent). The unemployment rate for the Sydney Statistical Local Area was 5.9 per cent (4.3 per cent)..