5.3% —
Lower than 59% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 5.3%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Greater Perth · Capital City
Jobs & Industry in Greater Perth
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 Greater Perth, where 14.1% of the workforce is employed in the sector. The region is a major hub of activity, with a much higher proportion of adults working or looking for work compared to most other areas.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
About 65.2% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. While full-time employment fell slightly to 60.0% since 2016, the unemployment rate also dropped significantly from 8.1% to 5.3% in that time.
65.2% —
Higher than 87% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
60.0% —
Higher than 70% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 61.4%
- 2021: 60.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance lead the way at 14.1%, followed by retail trade and construction, which both employ 8.9% of the workforce. Education and training accounts for 8.8%, while professional and technical services make up 7.8%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
Professionals make up the largest group of workers at 23.7%. Other common roles include technicians and trades at 14.7%, clerical and administrative staff at 12.5%, and community and personal service workers at 12.0%.
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 Perth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/5GPER/greater-perth/topic/employment