5.8% —
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Adelaide · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Adelaide
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 Adelaide, with 17.6% of the workforce in this field. More adults here are working or looking for work than in most other areas, though the unemployment rate of 5.8% remains slightly higher than the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 64.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure and rose 4.4 points since 2016. While the unemployment rate fell to 5.8% over that same period, it is still higher than most other areas.
64.2% —
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.8% —
Lower than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 59.8%
- 2021: 57.8%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
The largest employment sectors are health care and social assistance at 17.6%, followed by professional and technical services at 9.5%. Education and training and retail trade both account for 8.8% of the workforce.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 30.2%, which is a significant share of the workforce. Managers, community and personal service workers, and clerical staff each represent about 12% of the local jobs.
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 Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED401/adelaide/topic/employment