8.4% —
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.4%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Spence · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Spence
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A higher unemployment rate than most similar areas marks the job market in Spence. While 58.4% of the workforce is employed full-time, the overall number of adults working or looking for work is well below the national figure.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The unemployment rate is 8.4%, which is well above both the South Australian and national figures, though it fell 1.0 points since 2016. Only 57.2% of adults are working or looking for work, a figure well below the Australian average.
57.2% —
Lower than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 57.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
58.4% —
Lower than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 60.2%
- 2021: 58.4%
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 for local workers at 15.2%, followed by retail trade at 11.4% and manufacturing at 10.3%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Labourers are the most common occupation at 15.5%, with community and personal service workers and technicians and trades each making up about 15% 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 Spence [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED409/spence/topic/employment