5.5% —
Lower than 54% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 5.5%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greater Adelaide · Capital City
Jobs & Industry in Greater Adelaide
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
More adults in Greater Adelaide are working or looking for work than in 2016, with 61.7% now active in the labour force. The city's employment landscape is anchored by a large health and social assistance sector, where 17.1% of workers are employed.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
The proportion of adults working or looking for work rose 2.3 percentage points since 2016 to 61.7%, which is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate fell 2.2 percentage points to 5.5%, a figure about the same as the national average.
61.7% —
Higher than 76% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 59.5%
- 2021: 61.7%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
57.4% —
Lower than 51% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.1%, followed by retail trade at 9.7% and education and training at 9.0%. Construction and public administration and safety also employ significant shares of the workforce at 8.4% and 7.1%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.6%. Other common roles include community and personal service workers and clerical and administrative staff, who each account for 13.2% 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 Greater Adelaide [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4GADE/greater-adelaide/topic/employment