# Unemployment rate by Remoteness Area (2016)

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Across 49 areas — median 6.8%, range 0.0%–29.0%.

## Highest (RA)

| Area | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Very Remote Australia | 21.4% |
| Remote Australia | 10.1% |
| Very Remote Australia | 9.1% |
| Inner Regional Australia | 8.9% |
| Inner Regional Australia | 8.6% |
| Remote Australia | 8.3% |
| Major Cities of Australia | 8.1% |
| Very Remote Australia | 8.0% |
| Major Cities of Australia | 7.9% |
| Outer Regional Australia | 7.7% |

## Lowest

| Area | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Inner Regional Australia | 1.9% |
| Very Remote Australia | 2.1% |
| Very Remote Australia | 4.4% |
| Outer Regional Australia | 4.6% |
| Major Cities of Australia | 4.7% |
| Remote Australia | 4.9% |
| Remote Australia | 5.0% |
| Remote Australia | 5.4% |
| Outer Regional Australia | 5.6% |
| Inner Regional Australia | 5.7% |

Interactive map: https://censusatlas.au/map/share-unemployed/ra/2016