4.8% —
Lower than 73% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Rest of SA · Capital City
Jobs & Industry in Rest of SA
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
Around the middle for its level, the Rest of SA has a workforce that mirrors state trends but shows a lower rate of people working or looking for work. The unemployment rate is 4.8%, which is lower than most similar areas. This reflects a broad employment base across the region's vast landscape.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 54.1% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the South Australian figure of 60%. Full-time employment fell slightly since 2016 to 56.2%, while the unemployment rate dropped 1.7 points in that same period to 4.8%.
54.1% —
Lower than 56% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 54.1%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
56.2% —
Lower than 61% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 57.6%
- 2021: 56.2%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Agriculture, forestry and fishing is the biggest employer at 14%, followed closely by health care and social assistance at 13.4%. Retail trade, manufacturing, and education also make up significant portions of the local economy.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Managers are the most common role at 16.7%, followed by labourers at 15.1% and technicians and trades at 14.1%. Professionals and community and personal service workers each make up about 13% 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 Rest of SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/4RSAU/rest-of-sa/topic/employment