7.7% —
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Watson · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Watson
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer in Watson, where 13.9% of workers are in this sector. The area struggles with employment, as only 48.7% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure far below the national average.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Fewer adults in Watson are working or looking for work compared to most areas, and the share of full-time employees has fallen 11 points since 2016 to 49.6%. The unemployment rate is 7.7%, which is a little above the national figure of 5.1%.
48.7% —
Lower than 89% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 55.3%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
49.6% —
Lower than 97% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 49.6%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The most common industries for local workers are health care and social assistance at 13.9%, followed by retail trade at 10.5% and education and training at 8.5%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
About 24.2% of people in Watson work as professionals, while 14.3% hold clerical and administrative roles and 11.4% are managers.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Watson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED144/watson/topic/employment