7.1% —
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Clark · Federal Electorate
Jobs & Industry in Clark
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 Clark, where 17.9% of the workforce is in this field. More adults here are working or looking for work compared to most areas, though the unemployment rate is much higher than in similar places.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
While 62.9% of adults are working or looking for work—which is well above the Tasmanian figure—the unemployment rate is 7.1%, a little above the national figure. Full-time employment fell 3.0 percentage points since 2016 to 53.5%, which is well below the Australian average.
62.9% —
Higher than 64% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 62.9%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
53.5% —
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 56.5%
- 2021: 53.5%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Outside of health care, the most common industries for workers in Clark are education and training at 10.9%, followed by public administration and safety at 9.6%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 27.7%, while 14.3% of people in the area work in community and personal service roles.
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 Clark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED603/clark/topic/employment