6.5% —
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Bruce · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Bruce
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher than usual share of unemployed people marks the local job market in Bruce. While full-time work has risen to 59.8%, the overall percentage of adults working or looking for work remains lower than in most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 6.5%, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the national figure of 5.1%. This comes despite full-time employment rising 3.7 percentage points since 2016.
59.4% —
Lower than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 57.2%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
59.8% —
Higher than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.1%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the most common industry at 13.5%, followed by construction at 11.9% and manufacturing at 11.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 17.7%, while technicians and tradespeople account for 16.3% of the workforce.
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 Bruce [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED204/bruce/topic/employment